Retell,Reflect,Relate: The Boy in Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in Striped Pyjamas is about a 9 year old boy who is the son of a Nazi commander. Bruno and his family live in Germany and move to the country side of Germany due to his dad's work as the commander of a concentration camp. Bruno lives with his Mother,Father, and sister. When, Bruno was looking outside his window he noticed a camp with people wearing pyjamas. Bruno becomes curious about the concentration camp, but is forbidden by his father to go outside the walls of his house. Eventually, Bruno goes to the concentration camp and meets a young boy by the name of Shmuel who is the same age as him. Bruno is very unknowing of what the camp is really about and thinks that Shmuel is there because he wants to be. He also assumes it's a good place. Bruno and Shmuel become friends and play games from a barbed fence. Bruno asks why he's in there and then Shmuel tells him he is a Jew afterwards Bruno awkwardly walks away. A few days have passed and they are just playing games. One day one of the Jewish prisoners accidentally split wine on Lieutenant Kotler. Kotler then beats the Jewish man to death with the whole family hearing and seeing it. Soon, Bruno's mother argues with Bruno's father about what happened and tell him what they're doing to them isn't right. A few days later Shmuel becomes the new servant of the house, but when Shmuel was caught eating food Bruno gave him he was beaten. Bruno then loses Shmuel's trust, but Shmuel forgives him soon after. They go back to normal until Shmuel tells Bruno his father is missing. Bruno tells Shmuel that he promises him to help his father. One day Bruno goes home and his father calls upon Bruno and his sister telling them that they have to live somewhere else while he stays here. Bruno is now rushing to fulfill his promise. Bruno then brings a shovel and shovels his way under the fence. Shmuel then gives Bruno a change of clothes, so he fits in. They then begin to look bunker to bunker, but suddenly are being forced to move with many other prisoners. While they are being forced to move, Bruno's family are worried that they have lost him. They soon realized that he's been going to the concentration camp without permission. Bruno and Shmuel are put into a chamber where they think they're just getting a shower, but are actually in a gas chamber. Soon, Bruno, Shmuel, and a lot of other prisoners are put to death. Bruno's family are too late and they begin to feel depressed and sad due to the lost of Bruno.

This movie shows how not all German and Jewish people hated each other in World war 2. The movie was through the eyes of a young innocent boy who learned that Jewish people are bad. Even though he was told that he befriended a Jewish boy. Also, throughout the movie you can see how strict and brutal many of the Nazi were and how the concentration camps treated inmates. You can see how the two were different from a standpoint were Germans were living a good life during world war 2 and the Jewish had to fear for every second of it. This movie gave many different views of the war and shows how not all Germans were alike.

This movie shows form of inequality in a form of racism. There is racism in this movie due to the fact that many Jewish people were put into concentration camps just because they were Jewish. Jewish people were abused and used for many things such as becoming slaves for Nazi's and put to do physical labor. This can relate to the slavery of many African American people. This can also relate to those who have put down due to their religion or background for example since I come from an Asian family sometimes I get called names or stereotypes that are rude. Many Jewish people would have to face those problems on a daily basis.