This story is about a boy named Bruno who originally lived in Berlin, Germany. He was living an awesome life, with a very big house and a lot of friends until things changed. His Father was the head of a military force. The Fury, who was the governor of Berlin sent him to Poland to continue his work. Bruno was very sad about leaving his 5 story house (if you include the basement and the very small attic according to Bruno).
When the family got to Poland, Bruno immediately didn't like the house because it seemed to be in the middle of no where. There were no houses around them, and the house was smaller than their previous house in Berlin. Bruno became home sick, and he complained to everyone about how much he hated the house. Later on, he learned that the house was called " Out-With". He later on found out that this means "out with who ever lived there before". After weeks of complaining about how terrible the house was, Bruno kept himself entertained by exploring around his house.
Later on in the book, he noticed a very tall fence, that seemed like it stretched on forever. He was very curious so one day, he went walking to see what was on the other side of the fence. He noticed a small boy sitting on the ground by himself looking rather sad. The boy and Bruno were conversing for some time, and he found out that the boy's name was Shmuel. Bruno discovered, that Shmuel and the hundreds of people living on the other side of the fence were all Jews. They were forced to move out of their houses and live in the huts on the other side on the fence; and they all wore the same striped pyjamas. Bruno asked his family about the Jews, and his sister Gretel told him, that they were supposed to be the Opposite of the Jews, and they were supposed to hate them. My Father's soldiers who worked on the other side of the fence treated them so badly.
Nearing the end of the book, Bruno was curious to know what life on the other side of the fence was like. Shmuel helped Bruno disguise himself by lending him a pair of striped pyjamas. After crawling under the fence, Bruno blended in very well with the people on the other side of the fence. He was in for the biggest mistake of his life. After a few hours, all the people on the other side of the fence were sent into a room, and there was no way for Bruno to leave. He was trapped with the Jews, and there was no going back for him. Father had to stay at Out-With to do his job, but the rest of the family was going to move back to Berlin. They couldn't find Bruno, he was missing. They never found him, and moved to Berlin without him. Bruno was one of "them" now, and there was no going back. This was his new life.
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To Me:One may say that they've read it before. This book is very interesting and grips the reader. I love the story, and I will recommend this book to anyone, any time!
To the Classroom: This book is related to the classroom in two main ways; in my opinion. Bruno was home-schooled in his house at Out-With. At first he didn't like his teacher, because he thought the things that he would teach him were boring. As time passed, Bruno grew interested in school. The other way this book is related to school, is through friends. It was like Bruno left an old school and had to move to a new school because Bruno said that he missed his three best friends back in Berlin. When he moved to Out-With, he made a new friend, which was Shmuel. Shmuel became his best friend for life. Literally.
To the Home: This book is strongly connected to the home. Bruno was in love with his home back in Berlin, but he had to move to Out-With. He hated the house in Poland, and he had no friends to play with. He complained to everyone such as his parents, sister, and the maid. After a few weeks he began to feel more comfortable in the house. This shows that everything in life, takes some getting used to.
To the Community: This book reminds me of the wealthy people, and the not so wealthy people on the island. It also reminds me of the different races on St.Maarten. I think, that no matter the race we should be all treated equally, and that is what Bruno understood in the book. Even though his family hated Jews, his best friend was a Jew.
To the World: The book took place in the 1930's, mainly in Poland. The story was about the holocaust, how the Jews were forced to evacuate their homes, and live on the camp ground. I learned a lot from this book, and I didn't know about the holocaust really, before reading this book. I didn't know that people were forced to move from their homes and live in camps. I hope nothing like that happens again in the future.
The book The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne was made into a movie. Below is the trailer:
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By: John Boyne
Synopsis:
This story is about a boy named Bruno who originally lived in Berlin, Germany. He was living an awesome life, with a very big house and a lot of friends until things changed. His Father was the head of a military force. The Fury, who was the governor of Berlin sent him to Poland to continue his work. Bruno was very sad about leaving his 5 story house (if you include the basement and the very small attic according to Bruno).
When the family got to Poland, Bruno immediately didn't like the house because it seemed to be in the middle of no where. There were no houses around them, and the house was smaller than their previous house in Berlin. Bruno became home sick, and he complained to everyone about how much he hated the house. Later on, he learned that the house was called " Out-With". He later on found out that this means "out with who ever lived there before". After weeks of complaining about how terrible the house was, Bruno kept himself entertained by exploring around his house.
Later on in the book, he noticed a very tall fence, that seemed like it stretched on forever.
He was very curious so one day, he went walking to see what was on the other side of the fence.
He noticed a small boy sitting on the ground by himself looking rather sad.
The boy and Bruno were conversing for some time, and he found out that the boy's name was Shmuel.
Bruno discovered, that Shmuel and the hundreds of
people living on the other side of the fence were all Jews.
They were forced to move out of their houses and live in the huts on the other
side on the fence; and they all wore the same striped pyjamas.
Bruno asked his family about the Jews, and his sister Gretel told him,
that they were supposed to be the Opposite of the Jews, and they were supposed to hate them. My Father's soldiers who worked on the other side of the fence treated them so badly.
Nearing the end of the book, Bruno was curious to know what life on the other side of the fence was like. Shmuel helped Bruno disguise himself by lending him a pair of striped pyjamas. After crawling under the fence, Bruno blended in very well with the people on the other side of the fence. He was in for the biggest mistake of his life. After a few hours, all the people on the other side of the fence were sent into a room, and there was no way for Bruno to leave. He was trapped with the Jews, and there was no going back for him. Father had to stay at Out-With to do his job, but the rest of the family was going to move back to Berlin. They couldn't find Bruno, he was missing. They never found him, and moved to Berlin without him. Bruno was one of "them" now, and there was no going back. This was his new life.
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The book The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne was made into a movie. Below is the trailer:
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