The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Book and Film :: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne

The book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne is about a young boy, Bruno, whose father is a soldier in the German army during WWII. Bruno lives with his p bents and his older sister, Gretel. They live in a five story house in Berlin. He goes to naturalize and has trio best friends that he goes on adventures with. One day he comes home to find their maid packing his things. They move to a three story house in Germany because his dad was promoted and needs to be close-hauled to his work.Bruno is getting really upset that he can no agelong see his friends or his grandparents. He is stuck in his house and cant explore as much as he would like because on that point is no unity to explore with. He notices something out his window one day, a large debated in area with little tiny dots moving. He asks his sister and maid Maria what they are further they dont know. He decides one day that he is going to explore the fenced in area, so he leaves when no one is looking and exp lores it for about cardinal hours walking up and down the fence looking for something. Finally he comes across I boy about the same size of him so he goes up and talks to him. The boys name is Shmuel and they are the same age. Bruno learns that he is stuck behind the fence and has nothing to wear unless the striped pajamas. Bruno doesnt understand why he is there but is told how awful it is behind the fence.One day when Shmuel gets sent to shine specs at his house him and Bruno start talking. A soldier see them and Bruno told him he didnt know who he was, and the soldier beats the boy, Bruno feels terrible and hope to make it up to Shmuel. Bruno wants to understand why the life behind the fence is so awful and why Shmuel isnt happy. Bruno thinks its not better, but interesting because there are another(prenominal) kids to play with. They form a strong bond that cant be broken by anything and it makes him realize that his friends in Berlin werent as special as Shmuel is and thei r friendship. The two boys confirm been talking and have been friends for about a year and decide that Bruno wants to go on the other side of the fence to see what its like and help him find his papa.