Week two-The boy in the striped pyjamas

Blog entry, written by Ashleigh

Week 2-option 2

The boy in the striped pyjamas is a novel by John Boyne. Based on what I've read so far I anticipate that this novel will end with a twist or the book will take a drastic change in order to keep the audience hooked and on the edge of their seats. In my head the ending will be unpredictable, for example a well loved character might die or like in murder mysteries the villain turns out be innocent.

The main conflict in the story is that Bruno and Shmuel are forbidden to be friends, as Shmuel is a Jew and Bruno is a German, this is against the Nazis belief. I think that this conflict will be resolved when World War II ends and they hopefully release the Jews, so Bruno and Shmuel can be friends without the complications. By the end of the book I think all the characters will develop closer friendship bonds especially Gretel and Bruno,as they hate each other. 

Visit the official website for the history and other reviews on the book http://www.johnboyne.com/fiction/younger-readers/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas/

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