The Boy At The Top Of The Mountain Analysis

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A major change or dramatic event in someone’s life can effect their behavior. The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne is a journey through a young boys life until he becomes an adult. The young boy, Pierrot, is a seven year old boy who lives with his mom. His best friend, Anshel Bronstein, was born deaf and wants to grow up to be a writer. Pierrot’s mom soon dies and he is sent off to live with his aunt Beatrix in Germany with Hitler. Pierrot experiences ups and downs while he is in the chance of a lifetime. Pierrot, aunt Beatrix, and Hitler encountered change throughout the story. To begin with, one of the characters that develops throughout the story is Pierrot. Pierrot first presents himself to everyone as kind and loyal. In …show more content…

In the beginning, aunt Beatrix loved Pierrot and wanted him to be happy and safe. Aunt Beatrix first says this to Pierrot to keep him from getting into trouble, ‘“And we don’t allow tantrums here. Now, follow me. I don’t want to hear another word out of you.”’(77) This is significant because it shows that even though aunt Beatrix loves Pierrot she also doesn’t want him to get kicked out and having to go live back in the orphanage. However, towards the end of the story, aunt Beatrix starts to think Pierrot has changed to much into Hitler and is doing the wrong thing. She is very angry at Pierrot and tells him,“‘Look at me Pieter,” she’s said. He looked up tears in his eyes. “Don’t ever pretend that you did not know what was going on here. You have eyes and you have ears. And you sat in that room on many occasions, taking notes. You heard it all. You saw it all. You knew it all. And you also know the things you are responsible for.”’(238) This is significant because it shows how mad aunt Beatrix is. Also, it shows that since he has lived in Hitlers house he has been influenced by everyone living there and people working for Hitler. He isn’t such a sweet little boy anymore who is kind and warmhearted. It shows that Pierrot is disappointed in what he has done and realizes that aunt Beatrix is right. Aunt Beatrix was very caring in the beginning of the story and in the end she hated Pierrot for what he has changed …show more content…

In the beginning Hitler wanted nothing to do Pierrot. He stood up straight, “Snapped his feet together, and clicked his heels once, quickly and loudly. His right arm shot out in the air, five fingers pointing directly ahead, just above the height of his shoulder. Finally he shouted, in the clearest, most confident. Voice that he could muster, the two words that he had practiced over and over since his arrival at the Berghof. ‘Heil Hitler!’ (122) This shows that it was super important that Hitler liked Pierrot so that he could let him stay in his house. I’ll be in with you for a few minutes, ‘“Pieter will show you the way to my study.”’ This proves that Hitler trusts Pierrot now and was glad he made the decision to let him live there. Hitler trust Pierrot and is happy that Pieter looks up to him as an adult and not just a mean ruler because in the beginning of the story Pieter didn’t want to listen to anything they told him to do. Overall, Consequently, Pierrot, aunt Beatrix, and Hitler encounter a change. In the beginning, Pierrot and aunt Beatrix were very kind, loyal, and caring to each other. On the other hand, Hitler wanted nothing to do Pierrot and was not kind, loyal, and caring. But in the end, Pierrot and aunt Beatrix were not kind and loyal to each other. Pierrot was very controlling, and Hitler and Pierrot were loyal to each

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