Loss of Innocence
- Jewish people as a whole
- Shmuel
- Bruno
“The boy in the striped Pajamas”
Power of Friendship
textual support
“We’re not supposed to be friends, you and me. We’re meant to be enemies. Did you know that?” (116).
Written by John Boyne
“Despite the chaos that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded him to let go” (213).
developed characters
symbolism
- Symbolism,
- themes,
- use of emotion
- importance of the characters
Thesis
3 Prongs
Innocence
Friendship
Human Nature
"Through the use of innocence, friendship, and finally, human nature, Boyne captures the juxtaposition between good and evil In this heartbreakingly honest literary piece, capturing the raw cruelty in which humans are truly capable."
hard-hitting themes
relevant conflict still
present in our society
Human nature
Class Involvement
“They smell worse when they burn, don’t they?” (53).
Questions about holocaust?
Boyne, John. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable. Oxford: David Fickling Books, 2006. Print.
"Holocaust Slideshow." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015.
"Introduction to the Holocaust." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 20 June 2014. Web. 05 Jan. 2015.
- Exploration/contrast of both
good and evil in society
- good in the young boys
- evil in society and the acts of Hitler's mission
- Correlation with opening quote
- Bruno's mother
“There is such thing as a nice Jew though, isn’t there?” (15)
Questions -
emotion
“We don’t have the luxury of thinking.. Some people make all the decisions for us” (14).
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
“We should have never let the Fury come to dinner” (40).
project by Cassie Williamson
Good Versus Evil - Dichotomy Offered by Boyne