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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Bruno, the protagonist in "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," perceives the central messages of innocence and the arbitrary nature of prejudice through his friendship with Shmuel, a Jewish boy in a...

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The ending of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas symbolizes the terror and brutality of the Holocaust, highlighting the indiscriminate nature of death during this period. The gas chamber, a central...

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Bruno believes Herr Roller, also known as Franz, should stop arguing with his shadow and inviting cats to tea, behaviors he finds amusing and abnormal. However, his mother scolds him for laughing,...

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