Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

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The Novel “Boy in the Striped pyjamas” written by John Boyne has a range of themes throughout the book. The theme that will be explained today is friendship and how it is depicted within the book. Throughout the text Bruno interacts with many characters that outline friendship despite what happens in the concentration camp. The relationship between Bruno and Pavel is depicted as a strong relationship which continues to flourish throughout the novel. Key parts that identify the friendship between the two characters are when Bruno falls of his swing he made and hurts is knee. Pavel then sees him and comes over and helps him up and bandages his knee up. (Chapter 17 from page 77 to 85). Bruno and Pavel begin to develop their relationship when they have a conversation with each other after Pavel fixes up Bruno’s knee. ‘Well, how do you know?’, ‘You're not a doctor’ Bruno said. Pavel stopped what he was doing. ‘Yes I am’ Pavel answered. Bruno stared surprised and confused at the same time at him. …show more content…

One overt example of this friendship occurs when Bruno first discovers Shmuel and they start to talk and find out that they have the same birthdays and are the same age. ‘How old are you’ Bruno asked Shmuel, ‘I’m nine,’ ‘My birthday is April the fifteenth nineteen-thirty four’ Shmuel replied. Bruno stared at Shmuel with a surprised look on his face, ‘What did you say’ Bruno asked. ‘I said my birthday is April the fifteenth nineteen-thirty four.’ Shmuel said again. ‘I don’t believe it’, Bruno said in a surprised voice. ‘My birthday is April the fifteenth too, and I was born nineteen thirty-four. We were born on the same day.’ Bruno said. (page, 105 to 115 Chapter 10). Bruno makes an assumption when he says ‘we're like twins’ showing the gradual development of their relationship. This further develops into their betrayal and the ups and downs of their

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