Glossary

Word 1: Nervously - Being uneasy about something or apprehensive for something "I nervously answer the question not 100% sure it was correct"

Sentence the word was used in the novel: "No," said Bruno, laughing nervously.

Word 2: Customary - Something you do as a habit or a custom to.

Sentence the word was used in the novel: Bruno turned the door handle and stepped inside and assumed his customary pose of wide-open eyes, mouth in the shape of an O and arms streched out by his sides.

Word 3: Extraordinary - Something that is not usual, ordinary, or regular.

Sentence the word was used in the novel: "How extraordinary," he muttered, before turning away.

Word 4: Examining - To inspect or go through/over something thoroughly.

Sentence the word was used in the novel: "Your mother hasn't returned yet, I'm afraid," said Pavel, who was kneeling on the floor in front of him and examining the knee.

Word 5: Sophistication - Experienced, polite, kind, knows what they're doing.

Sentence the word was used in the novel: "How interesting," said Gretel sarcastically because she had recently had a birthday and turned thirteen and thought that sarcasm was the very height of sophistication.

Maps and Charts

            I wanted to include this map because it show where most of the story was based. As said in the book, Bruno’s dad is an SS solider, and as you can see in the top right there is an SS Headquarters. Also Auschwitz is the concentration camp that Shmuel and his missing father were being held at.

            My understanding of the novel was deepened by this picture of a map by seeing how big the concentration camp actually was. It was huge, and now you can see that the SS Headquarters was right beside the camp, so you can tell it was easy for Bruno to go see Shmuel.

            This is a map I drew of Berlin Germany, which is where Bruno and his family came from. I felt I should include this because it shows where Bruno and his family used to live and it is just another place in the book that is mentioned.

            This deepened my understanding about the book to see the distance from Berlin and the concentration camp Bruno and his family was staying at.

Pictures - Characters

            I chose this photo because it’s exactly what the book is, a boy in striped pajamas. This photo is actually from the movie, and I find it’s perfect for this because is illustrates his facial expression and how he can be possibly feeling right now.

            The type of information a visual such as a picture may be better then something that has been written is because when you see something like a picture you can get your own opinion on it something, you may think to yourself that he might be thinking something, but that’s not even what the author was talking about. You can just get a feel for the visual and have your own thoughts on it other than something written that tells you exactly what it is.

I chose this picture for similar reasons to the first picture. Since it’s not just one boy in striped pajamas you can see all these other children’s facial expressions and possibly how they feel when this picture was taken. To me they look tired, depressed and cold.

The type of information a visual such as a picture may be better then something that has been written is because when you see something like a picture you can get your own opinion on it something, you may think to yourself that he might be thinking something, but that’s not even what the author was talking about. You can just get a feel for the visual and have your own thoughts on it other than something written that tells you exactly what it is.

Newspaper Articles

Article 1: http://www.deathcamps.org/gas_chambers/gas_chambers_auschwitz.html

Reflection: These are the gas chambers at the concentration camp know as "Auschwits" which was mentioned in the story. Auschwits had 7 gas chambers, and then didn't mention which one Bruno and Shmuel went into specifically, but it was defiantly at this concentration camp in the book.

I chose this article because it instantly reminded me of the book itself, the whole aspect of the gas chambers. Just after reading about the information that's given I thought to myself, that they thought it was a terrible mistake taking Bruno in by accident, when it was actually just a huge mistake in general. And what I mean by that is that the holocaust was a terrible mistake, not just killing one German boy, even though he should have never went under and listened to his dad.

Article 2: Approximately 1.5 million children were killed during the Holocaust. Out of the 1.5, 1.2 million of the children were Jewish. Other tens of thousands of children were Gypsy’s and thousands of were children that were institutionalized and handicapped.

To the Nazis age didn’t matter, they would still take the children. Taken from their homes, the children had watched their parents, siblings and relatives as they were murdered. At the concentration camps they were starved, had untreated illness and cruel labor that they had to do. This would all happen finally until they were sent to the gas chambers.

Reflection: Obviously knowing the German Nazi’s having a strong hatred for the Jews that they would kill them, but then taking institutionalized children and handicapped children is just terrible. Also considering they made them go through hard and brutal labor and starving the children.

I chose to write this article for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas because I found listing a few facts about the Holocaust children would be good. I find it connects to the novel because it mentions what the specifically did to the children because they were “marched” to the gas chamber, things such as starved and harsh labor.

Resources: http://www.projetaladin.org/en/children-and-the-holocaust.html

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