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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

John Boyne

80 pages • 2 hours read

John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

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  • Summary
    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses
  • Chapters 1-5
  • Chapters 6-10
  • Chapters 11-15
  • Chapters 16-20
  • Character Analysis
  • Themes
  • Symbols & Motifs
  • Important Quotes
  • Essay Topics
  • Quiz

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    Compare Bruno and Shmuel, analyzing three examples from the novel.

    2.

    Explore to what effect John Boyne uses a child’s perspective throughout the novel. How does this perspective lend itself to the themes he wishes to convey?

    3.

    List and analyze some of the things you have learned about World War II and the Holocaust through this novel.

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