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    1) She had met Grandfather as a young woman after one of her concerts and somehow he had persuaded her to marry him despite all his flaws.(Grandmother loves Grandfather) This shows that grandfather must had really strong emotions for grandmother when they were young. I think that since their relationship had fostered from a strong root‚ Their relationship must be even stronger now. Thus‚ we can conclude that grandfather still loves and respects grandmother very much. 2) Grandmother liked to think

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    innocent and complicity. Though he attends school and his father is a high ranking Nazi official‚ Bruno is mostly ignorant of the political situation at the time. When Bruno leaves Berlin he wonders why he left to be near the camp full of people in striped pajamas. Another example is the fact that he has no idea what is going on in the camp or Germany and also thinks Shmuel lives in the concentration camp with his family. That is abruptly changed when he actually goes inside to look for Shmuel’s father

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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was written by John Boyne‚ and publish by David Fickiling‚ Random House Children books‚ in September 2006. It is a historical fiction book written about events that occur during World War II. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is emotional and motivating. The plot of the story is about Bruno‚ a nine year old boy who grew up in Berlin during the World War II era. He lived with his parents‚ 12 year old sister Gretel‚ and his servant. He faces many challenges and obstacles

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    committed‚ but at some point in someone’s life‚ they are committed to something. Commitment affects everything‚ even books. Three books that I read (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas‚ I Promised I would Tell‚ and The Diary of Anne Frank - The Play) are just some examples of commitment. Commitment effects The Boy in the Striped Pajamas because Bruno and Shmuel made promises and sacrifices to each other‚ to help each other and stay friends. (Boyne 134) Everyday‚ Bruno brought and smuggled food

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    Boy in the Striped Pyjamas essay The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas shows us that ignorance can be bliss‚ but once you become aware of your own ignorance‚ the illusion shatters. It also shows us that ignorance can be dangerous. Bruno is unaware of the horrible situation in ‘Out-with’‚ which he is quite happy to imagine as a lovely place to stay with friends. But when he starts to learn more about the Jews‚ he betrays his friend. Finally‚ Bruno unwittingly walks into danger‚ because neither he nor Shmuel

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    The novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne is a cautionary tale told through the eyes of nine year old Bruno. It is a story about an innocent friendship between two boys‚ one is the son of the commandant of a concentration camp in Poland and the other is a jew. The only thing between them is a fence that separates‚ but eventually interweaves their lives. it demonstrates how even in the most dreary and dark circumstances nothing stands in the way of true friendship and human kindness.

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    thousands of adults and children on the other side of the fence wearing the same “striped pajamas”. Following months of curiosity‚ Bruno explores his new territory‚ which involves walking along the boundaries between his home and the concentration camp‚ and comes across a boy sitting on the ground in his lined clothing and an armband featuring the Star of David. In need of company‚ he begins conferring with Shmuel‚ the boy on the other side of the fence‚ and eventually‚ plan to meet again the next day

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    This is a movie about a young boy‚ Bruno‚ who’s father is a nazi soldier. When his family moves to Poland‚ young Bruno befriends Shmuel‚ a boy who lives on the other side of the fence‚ where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. This movie is about how adversity between two groups of people can still be over looked‚ in the eyes of a child. Bruno soon finds out that Shmuel is jewish‚ but Bruno does not share the hatred of jews that his father possesses. This movie was beautiful and very

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    Both Boyne and Innocenti deliberately represents horrendous events through their texts to present enduring ideas to the audience. Through The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Rose Blanche‚ Boyne’s myriad of characters and Innocenti’s character Rose‚ the audience is challenged to question their complacency with injustice. Furthermore‚ by the use of various notions‚ such as the use of metaphorical and literal barriers‚ as well as how we learn hatred and prejudice‚ the audience is challenged to critique

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    English Essay In the novel‚ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas‚ written by John Boyne‚ is about a young German boy named Bruno living in Nazi Germany. His father is a Nazi commandant who is focused on the well-known death camp Auschwitz‚ and in Bruno’s mind it’s called Out-With. Bruno meets a young Jewish boy called Shmuel who resides in the death camp. Bruno and Shmuel form a strong friendship which eventually leads to their death. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas aim to teach people about the

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