pieces of literature, World War II and the Holocaust are used to show the horrors of war. But in some pieces this idea of pain and suffering isn’t just the idea presented to the reader, but also a hidden theme of humanity in war. In John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, he uses World War II as a setting to show the evil doings of the Nazi, however, during the war, an underlining theme of humanity in a time
The book that I read for the extra credit is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas written, by John Boyne. This book starts off by introducing us to a nine year old boy named Bruno. Bruno comes home from school one day and notices one of the maids named Maria packing their clothes and belongings. Bruno and his family have to relocate from their current home in Berlin due to his father receiving an important new job in the German military. Bruno does not like this idea of moving and leaving his old friends
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, penned by John Boyne leaves readers with a new outlook on life in which they will remember until the day they die. Readers are left with renewed awareness of life and how quickly it can be ripped out of your grasp. To begin with, the novel is about a young child growing up in the midst of the Holocaust, but not in a concentration camp. You experience World War II from a Nazi child’s perspective, which is extremely rare. Many authors are too afraid to tiptoe on the