The boy in striped pajamas
The book that I read for my project was “The Boy in Striped Pajamas” by John Boyne. The Boy in Striped Pajamas was a historical fiction book and its copyright date was 2006. If I were to rate the book, I would give it 4 out of 5 stars, 5 being the highest, because it had a really great plot but it was somewhat hard to read. I still loved the book, though.
The Boy in Striped Pajamas starts out introducing a boy named Bruno. Bruno is eight years old and doesn’t like to do much except for going to school and playing with friends. He’s also quite oblivious to most things in the world, such as his father’s job. However, later on in the book, he finds out that his father is the Commandant of a concentration camp. Bruno comes home one day to a surprise, he has to move from his home in Berlin to a different home in Poland, near a concentration camp. From his bedroom window, Bruno sees what he thinks are farmers wearing striped pajamas. These are Jews, and they are in a Nazi concentration camp. One day, Bruno’s parents hire a tutor. Bruno gets really bored one day and decides to explore. He wants to see what’s going on at the camp. When he gets there, he meets a Jewish boy named Shmuel. They soon become friends and meet every afternoon to talk. Later, Bruno finds out that the people in striped pajamas are Jews and his family are “the opposite." The story ends with Bruno about to leave his new home so that he can be raised in a better environment. So, as a last adventure, Bruno plans to find Shmuel’s recently missing father. Shmuel finds a pair of striped pajamas for Bruno and they go off the next day to find him. Unfortunately, after about an hour and a half of looking, they cannot find him. Bruno wants to leave, but the Nazis force them to stay. The two march along with the crowd into a room that’s warm and sealed off; with no rain. Finally, the story ends with Bruno and Shmuel holding hands. It...