Analyzing 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas': Historical Interpretations and Impacts

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was released on November 7, 2008 that was based on the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas written by John Boyne in 2006. The movie was filmed in Hungary, mostly in Budapest which is significant because many of the Jewish people in Budapest at the time were forced to live in ghettos and then later transported to concentration camps located mostly on the Austrian border. However, the film takes place in Oświęcim, Poland at Auschwitz where Jews were transported from almost every country across Europe that Nazi Germany occupied. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was nominated for 7 film awards and won all 7 awards and critics have said that it has multiple historical inaccuracies however it is a decent attempt to showcase a touching storyline in such a horrific time. At the time of filming The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Barack Obama took office as the first African American United States President. This could have impacted the film and the public’s response it it because the majority of the population was open to the concept of minorities and the horrific events throughout history that

Pre- WWII, Germany was distraught due to the collapsed economy and suffering government. The Hitler Youth is an important factor in understanding the significance of the Hitler/Nazi movement, due to Hitler’s method of “brainwashing” the minds of children in Germany. Once Hitler determined that children between ages ten and eighteen could be persuaded to get involved in politics, he started recruiting nearly all German children to help support his ideas and organization. After promising the juveniles uniforms, a social status, and weekend activities, children poured into the training camps. Hitler wanted to transform children’s dedication from their home and family to them defending their country and economic