CRITIQUE PAPER (THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS)

The story depicts the life of an eight-year-old child, Bruno, during WWII. He is the son of a
German Army commandant, who moves his family to a new house near a holocaust camp, leading him
to meet Shmuel, a Jew. Throughout history, Adolf Hitler made every effort to wipe Jews out of German
society, and the Holocaust took the lives of millions of Jews. A child's mentality, on the other hand, is full
of goodwill and innocence. Despite the differences they had, Bruno became friends with Shmuel. They
kept meeting in secret, and Bruno gave Shmuel some food by stealth. Bruno said that the residents of
what he dubbed a "farm" were thin and engaged in number games. For Shmuel, though, it's a different
world. It demonstrates how innocence and immature actions resulted in a remarkable friendship. And
how grownups should behave like kids and not allow pride to get in the way of their actions. By the time
the movie ends, Bruno is committed to finding Shmuel's father. Unaware of the consequences, he
dressed like a prisoner and entered the camp. They were led into a chamber and imprisoned with the
Jews. Bruno and Shmuel had already entered the gas chamber and were holding hands when Bruno's
father entered the camp to seek him. Elsa and Ralph just let out a painful, regretful scream. The
intention is to introduce the audience to the graphic history of World War II, regardless of the film's
Holocaust topic. The goal of the movie is to teach audiences about history from the viewpoint of little
children.

AUMAN, BELLE NICOLE I.

STEM 12-B

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