Bruno's Theme
Bruno relates to the theme in many ways. One way he relates to the theme is he shows kindness towards the Jews. One day he goes on an adventure and he finds a electric fence. Behind the fence was his enemies. He became friends with a Jew named Shmuel. Another theme is friendship. He is friendly because he becomes friends with his enemies.
Bruno's New Friend Shmuel
While Bruno is exploring, he meets a little boy named Shmuel. Shmuel was a Jew and Bruno ended up becoming friends with him. When Bruno finds Shmuel he gives him some food and tries to play with him. That is showing his kindness towards his enemies.
Bruno And Shmuel Playing Games
Now that Bruno and Shmuel are friends, they always play with each other. Bruno still doesn't understand the circumstances of the Jews, and why they are enemies. Throughout the story Bruno tries to figure it out.
Gretel's Part
Bruno's sister Gretel understands what's going on. During the story Gretel doesn't want to tell Bruno what is going on. Bruno thinks that Germany is good because his father tells him so. Once Gretel imagines how the Jews feel she doesn't like it and wants to go home.
Bruno's Father
Bruno's father is a Nazi. He was the general of the German Army. One day while Bruno was exploring, Shmuel brought Bruno some striped pajamas. Bruno sneaked inside the concentration camp to help Shmuel find his Pa. Bruno's father was planning his own sons death.
Bruno's Window
There was a window in Bruno's room that he could look out and see the concentration. Every time he looked out the window, it made him want to go over there more. Bruno thought that it was free over there and he was sorta locked up and couldn't play nor have friends. In the concentration camp, it seemed as if people had friends. "Who are they?" (p.30)
The People Inside The Concentration Camp
The people inside the concentration camps were tortured. Bruno never really understood what the people did. The Jews were in the concentration camps. The Jews wore blue and white striped pajamas with numbers on them. Bruno wanted to go inside the camp, so he got in there and ended up dying.
The Life Of Bruno And Shmuel Are Gone
When Bruno enters the camp with Shmuel, they are immediately put to death. They enter into one of their huts and the soldiers come in and force them to go out. Bruno and Shmuel start to get scared, the soldiers tell them they are about to take a shower. They enter the gas chambers and they both die. As they die they join hands and die together. While all this is going on Bruno's father was planning the whole thing out.
Quotes
1. "We are not suppose to be friends, you and me." "We're meant to be enemies. ""Did you know that?" said Bruno.2. He looked down and did something quite out of character for him, he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life."
3. "Why do you wear pajamas all day?" asked Bruno. "The soldiers. They took all our clothes away." said Shmuel. "My dad's a soldier, but not the sort that takes people clothes away," said Bruno.
4. "Don't make it worse by thinking it's more painful then it actually is."
3. "Why do you wear pajamas all day?" asked Bruno. "The soldiers. They took all our clothes away." said Shmuel. "My dad's a soldier, but not the sort that takes people clothes away," said Bruno.
4. "Don't make it worse by thinking it's more painful then it actually is."