I have just started the book, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and I'm already shell shocked. It started off with the main character Bruno having a magnificent life. He had everything, a beautiful house, friends and he was rich. The story starts of in Berlin, Germany in a wealthy environment. Bruno and his sister Gretel don't get along, but that soon changes when he moves to his new house next to a rural part of town. His family and butlers leave everything behind in Berlin when they are forced to move, because of his father’s job as a member of the German army. Everything is super different than what it used to be. He now has no friends, a smaller house, and he lives in a rural part of Germany. The first thing he did when he got to his new house was look out his window. He saw out of his window children that he could possibly play with. He tells Gretel about the kids and his sister follows him to his room and they look out the window together. That was the closest they had been in a while but it was in such a bad moment. When they thought what they saw was the country side it was something totally different. It was really a concentration camp. Bruno is a little rattled from the sites, and now the only person that really made him comfortable was his sister Gretel.
Thanks, Chris. This is an interesting synopsis. I will be interested to read the inferences and questions you have about the book in your next entry. I am wondering what kinds of predictions, observations and ideas you are currently developing about the book. Perhaps you could explain why they had to move, or why you think the author chose to portray this character as wealthy. I am curious to know your thoughts.
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