The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
Author: John Boyne by Cole Paulsen
Main Conflict
Bruno, like all young boys, wants to have friends like a normal kid. After moving with his family to ¨Out-With¨, he finds there are no kids around, he goes on an ¨adventure¨ to find a friend.
Characters
Bruno's Family: Father (Commandant), Mother, Gretel (Brunoś sister).
Bruno: 9 year old boy innocently caught in the middle of horrifying events.
Shmuel: Bruno´s best friend who was a Jewish kid in a concentration camp.
Setting
Place: Bruno´s new house, ¨Out-With¨ Germany
Time: World War II
The New Beginning
Bruno moves from his house in Berlin to his new house in ¨Out-With¨ Germany. His dad is a commander for the Naziś so he has to go to the concentration camp where there are no kids.
Death in the family
Bruno's misses his grandmother since he had to leave without saying goodbye to her. He decides to write a letter to tell her about ¨Out With¨. (pages 86-94) He feels better after she reads it, but then she dies and he is very sad.
Angry Lieutenant
Pavel the bartender was Brunoś friend. He lost him as a friend when Lieutenant Kotler beat Pavel for spilling red wine on Lieutenant Kotler uniform. (pages 145-149)
Missing person
Bruno meets Shmuel at the fence of the concentration camp. He becomes his friend. Bruno goes under the concentration camp fence to help Shmuel find his dad. (pages 200-207)
Sad Ending
Bruno visits Shmuel in the camp. Bruno unknowingly entered the gas chamber with Shmuel. (page 212-213) He dies.