The Boy in Striped Pajamas and The Hobbit

My teacher has given me and my class many novels to read. But only two got my attention. The Boy in Striped Pajamas and The Hobbit. Not only did the story get my attention but most importantly the characters of these two books. These two characters are Bruno and Bilbo. They are both great to look up to because of their bravery and knowledge. I will be writing about two great characters that can be very alike but at the same time very different it’s a bit complicated.

Let’s start comparing these characters let’s start with the younger one Bruno from The Boy in Striped Pajamas. Bruno is a little nine year old who is living in Berlin with his family. But then his father gets a new and very important job and has to move to out-with. Bruno does not want to move because he doesn’t want to leave his best friend and his grandparents behind. When he gets to out-with he hates it there he has no friends and now has a smaller house. He notices something out of his window. A fence across the street separating him and people in striped uniform. Time passes and he starts to like his new home. One day he went outside to explore witch was not allowed to do and never to come close to the big fence. But he went walking by the big fence until he saw a little boy. He introduced himself as Shmuel. They talked and became secret best friends. “He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly.”- Pg.213 "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.”-Pg.213

Bilbo Baggins is half the size of a human and lives in his hobbit hole. He is beardless and has hairy feet. Hobbits don’t like to have adventures not like dwarves who love to have adventures. One day he is visited by Gandalf a wizard and his dwarves. They invite Bilbo to a great journey to take down Smaug the dragon. On their way to Lonely Mountain which is the dragon’s home. They first get attacked by trolls and it was a close call because sunlight turns the trolls into stone. He finds the key to their secret cave and finds himself a sword. Next Bilbo gets lost in some underground tunnels and finds a little creature that threatens him to eat him if he can’t figure out his riddles but if he does he shows him the way out.