The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
By: John Boyne
Main Characters
Bruno- 9 year old boy, is the son of a Nazi commandant
Father- Soldier for the Nazis
Shmuel- Jew, The boy in the striped pajamas, the one in the camp
Main Conflict
Bruno and his family move away from Berlin because of Bruno's dad's job who is a Nazi soldier and they move into a big house next to a camp.
Events in the beginning
-Bruno came home from school one day to see boxes everywhere (1-2)
-Bruno's parents told him that they were moving, because of the dad's job (1-3)
-Bruno moved into a big house next to a camp (ch 2)
Events in the middle of the book
-Bruno meets a kid over by the fence where the camp is, and talks to him finding out his name is shmuel and finds out they got some things in common like their birthdays (ch.10 p.104-105)
-Grandmother dies and they have the funeral (ch.16)
Events from the ending
-Bruno goes over to the fence and tells Shmiel he will look for his dad so he changes his clothes to striped pajamas
-Bruno gets stuck in the camp and dies in a gas chamber with shmuel holding hands
(ch.19-20)