Exploring Journeys in 'The Boy in Stripped Pyjamas' and 'Serial'

How the concepts of journeys are depicted in The Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas and Serial?

In context all texts contain one or a combination of journeys. The concept of journeys can vary from persona to persona, a journey is progress of a person on the road, either mentally, physically or spiritually. Although both texts Serial and The Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas explore the different journeys, The Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas and Serial Podcast both have an example of journeys and different characters exploring a journey. Serial is a real murder case that is presented as a TV crime podcast that is based on Adnan Syed, who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend Ha Me Lee. Sarah Koenig a journalist and also the narrator of serial guides the listeners through the death of Ha Min Lee offering varying perspectives, from all the suspects. Sarah doest make Serial into a biased decision even tho Sarah is a reporter, which most reporters do. Sarah looks into every single detail into what happened and was Adnan the killer or was this all a mistake. Adnan isn't the only one to go through a journey, Sarah and the listeners go on the journey with them. In contrast with The Boy In Stripped Pyjamas film that is based on a hero Bruno the protagonist and his love for adventure leading him to the journey on finding a good Jewish person. Bruno is the only

one to experience a journey in the film, thus being influenced by a number of personas in the film leading him to his untimely death.

Serial, a TV crime show that is based on a real life telling story of Adnan Syed accused for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Ha Me Lee. In Serial the narrator and also a reporter Sarah Koenig re tells the story of Adnan guiding the listeners on the journey of Adana and thus leading the listeners to a journey for themselves. Although Sarah undertakes a serious of various journeys, it is the physical journey which of in interest, this is shown through the determination Sarah goes to acquire all the needed information and evidence to see if Adnan was wrongfully accused. The journey Sarah takes leads her to many struggles where in one episode Sarah and another assistant try to discover was it possible for Adnan to make it Leakin Park bury Ha Me Lee and come back back to school to make in time for the next class and yet avoid all the traffic that was on the roads, Sarah and her assistant struggled but on their third try they just managed to make it in time. This then links back tot he listeners journey providing more evidence to them could Adnan of done it or was it someone else as we see that Serial becomes very fishy with all the facts with Mr. S and several different stories from Jay.

However Adnan has a completely different journey, in Adnans journey not only does he go through a physical journey suffering in a prison for 30 years for something which he might not have even done, but also a inner journey where Adnan has learnt to accept that he is in jail and no matter what happens its all too late as it was said in s 'There is no point you should of found about those letter sooner', the letters that is being referred to was sent my Asia maybe giving Adnan a evidence that Adnan was at the library at the time of Lee's murder and could of probably set Adnan free from jail. Although Adnan has learnt how to accept that he is in jail and no matter what proof or evidence is brought forward there is its not going thats going change the final verdict.

The Boy In Stripped Pyjamas is a true story that explores the physical adventures of a young hero by the name of Bruno. The love for adventure and the influences of personas in the film lead the young hero to discover a good Jewish person. In the film Bruno goes through a physical journey where he wants to have fun at his new house where his parents have moved due to his dad's job which bruno thinks is a solider but, the audience knows that his dad plays the role of the villain where he kills the Jews, Brunos dad is depicted to be the making of Hitler, thus the reason for killing of the Jews, Brunos dad says its for the best of the country. In the scene where brunos tutor came over, bruno asked him If there was such thing as a good Jewish person, the tutor replied 'If you ever found a good Jew that would make you the best explorer.' This influenced bruno to then go and interact with smul ( the Jew ). The journey bruno takes is a physical journey because he is going out and experiencing everything that is new to him, this is shown by in the film of the door left slightly opened and Brunos instinct tell him to go for and adventure. this then acts as Brunos driving force to seek a journey. Bruno also has another journey a journey to find the truth. In the film we can see a 'farmer' who is a Jewish person that is being held in a concentration camp not far from the house working as a slave for the family, Bruno tells his parents that the farmers are weird because they wear pyjamas, Brunos mum laughed at the statement this thought and the influence of his parents guides Bruno to finding the truth, thus leading him to his great adventure and to his untimely death. Bruno also goes through a inner journey leaving his home town to move to the country side thus, leaving all his friends behind. This inner journey Bruno was going through lead up to where he met Smul at the concentration camp and slowly becoming close to each other, this is evident through how Bruno brings Smul chocolates, bread, checkers and a ball to play with him every day and then helping him find his dad and then unfortunate leading him to his death along with Smul, with the metal plated door zooming out and fading into the credit scene. This is showing the viewers the end of Bruno's Journey

In both texts there are journeys, however each texts has their similarities and their differences, both texts have two personas that have been accused for something which they havent done, as seen in Serial Adnan has been accused for Ha Me Lee death and in The Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas Smul was accused for being a bad person because of his religion.

Similarly Adnan and Bruno have to learn to accept the fact that where they are standing in life. In life sometime we have to accept defeat even if we know that we haven't lost inside of us, thus making us stronger and making us more powerful to take on the next journey that

awaits.

Ipso facto, both texts The Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas and Serial have journeys experienced, yet both have different journeys with in them and perosnas influencing their journey. In he Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas we had Bruno who took the journey die and in Serial Adnan got sent to jail for 30 years. These journeys provide a journey for the viewers and listeners, thus giving us the entertainment and and also an understanding of different journeys.