Questions and inferences for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Story by: John Boyne
Blog by: Harrison Young
So far, Bruno has looked out his window and his arms dropped to his side and what he saw made him feel cold. He brought up what he saw somewhat casually when he said, “The other kids don't look at all friendly.”(p. 26) I inferred that, since there were unfriendly looking kids behind the house, they might have been sad or depressed because they are in what I inferred to be a German Concentration Camp. Another reason why I think that it is a Concentration Camp is because the narrator describes the fence to be very tall, maybe even taller that the house they are in, and having barbed wire spiraling around the top of the fence.
A question that I have about what is to come further in the story is, will Bruno approach the fence that is outside his window? I can make a prediction that he is going to approach the fence because, while Bruno is a young boy, I do not the he is the boy in the stripped pajamas, who the book is named after. Although, my theory might be incorrect and Bruno might be the boy in the striped pajamas. Another question that I have is, will Bruno's father will be introduced further so we can be sure about his position?
I too believe the father should be more fully introduced. As of yet he is a static character who is simply the strong-willed Nazi commandant.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Harrison, you made interesting inferences and asked a good question. It seems like there might be some text clues to help you in answering the question. Have they just moved? Is that due to the father's job? Are there clues that he is a Gentile? Are they wealthy based on the description of his surroundings? You may want to reread the text to look for some context clues to help you futher explore your question.
ReplyDelete4/5 points. Expand further and use quotes from the text to support your thinking. Also there are some grammatical errors. For instance, this sentence is incomplete: "I can make a prediction that he is going to approach the fence because, while Bruno is a young boy, I do not the he is the boy in the stripped pajamas, who the book is named after."