What visual techniques are employed in this painting?
There is juxtaposition between the two colours, the red representing the Jews as seen by the star of David. The hand in the foreground is reaching out to the black side for help while everyone of the faceless people just watched while one of them reaches his hand as well.
How do these visual techniques highlight major thematic elements of holocaust art and literature?

Holocaust Poem #3

How is juxtaposition used in this poem to highlight an important theme of Holocaust literature?
The juxtaposition used in this poem is that at the start it was happy and colourful and then at the end it was all dark and fast and death came so quickly.
How is descriptive language used to enhance the reader's reaction to the poem?
Its used because the more description used, the clearer the picture in our minds are so we can picture what's really going on and makes the reader feel more emotion from the poem. 

Daniel
	Laura Crist

And the child held her hand
A child tiny for almost eight,
Deep blue eyes that dominated his face,
When he explained new events to her,
     that funny doggy,
     that pretty rock,
And the freckles on his cheek,
No one saw a sunrise more perfect,
     to her,
She so vividly smells the fragrance of
     his hair,
     his ears,
     his breath in the morning
She vividly hears that little heartbeat,
     that was hers
     always hers,
     and the laughter,
     that raspy little laugh,
     when he caught her in a conundrum.
All this,
But this is merely the surface,
As she watches her little God sheared,
     and stripped,
For the gas chamber.

Boy in the striped PJ's Chapter 14

(150-1) What information do we get that makes the reader start to feel that he is becoming less innocent and more ignorant?

(151-3) What is interesting about the weather and how does it relate to the overall emotion of this stage in the book? Its raining like crazy and it sets the scene as sad and dark and gloomy such as the holocaust

(153) What does Bruno accidentally say to Gretel?
He mentions Shmuel
(154-5) Is Bruno able to consider Gretel's feelings? How do you know?
Bruno is able to consider Gretel's feelings to an exempt because he thinks she to must be bored at Auschwitz as all she has to do is rearrange her dolls.
(155) What is it that motivates Bruno not to tell Gretel the truth? How does this portray Bruno as being selfish?
He thinks that Smuel will be taken from him, he doesn't want to lose him to Gretel
(158) What is it that Bruno realises when he starts recounting what Shmuel tells him? Why do you think that this is when he finally starts to realise what Shmuel is experiencing?  Bruno starts to put the pieces together and he recounts Shmuels stories about his grandpa. Bruno starts to lose his innocence as he gets more information about what's really going on in that camp.

(159) What is ironic and hypocritical about what Gretel tells Bruno regarding imaginary friends
It's ironic because she has her dolls which are her imaginary friends, more than what Bruno has

Boy in the striped PJ's Chapter 13

1. How does the initial paragraph frame Bruno's state of mind? Bruno's state of mind has changed because he comes to realize that in the foreseeable future he wont be going home and he has stopped complaining about the house he's staying in.

2. What does the question Bruno asks Maria show about his development? Bruno asks if Pavel is a waiter or a doctor. This development is important because when he gets information given to him, he doesn't ignore it he takes it in and uses it which separates him from the average Nazi

3. What is important about Maria's reaction to Bruno's question? Its important because it gives another point of view for the story and shows that even though they are Jews, they have pasts as well
4. Why does Bruno want to tell Shmuel about Pavel? What does this highlight about Bruno's understanding of what is going on? Bruno wants to tell Shmuel about Pavel because he wants to know if they are related or they know of each other, and highlights that Bruno realizes that before the Jews came to the camp they had pasts and jobs as well.

5. What do the boys argue about? Who does Bruno defend? Who is right/wrong? Why? They argue about the soldiers and Bruno's father, if there mean or nice. Bruno defends his father because in Bruno's eyes he is good. Neither is wrong or right. They both think there right because of there view on the world but smuel would be the one who's right in our view.

6. Shmuel says 'You don't know what it's like here.' and Bruno reacts by saying 'You don't have any sisters, do you?' He says this to avoid an answer to Shmuel. What does this show about Bruno's understanding of what is happening? Bruno is starting to see that what is happening to Shmuel is bad, and that he doesn't really want to find out because he probably wont like it

7. What connection do the boys have regarding Lt. Kotler? They both dislike him and he treats them both  like kids.

8. What has changed in the the way Bruno sees Pavel? Bruno begins to notice Pavel as a person and that he has been treated badly and that he is looking very bad latley.

9. What important words are used to describe the way the father eats and addresses Bruno? What makes them important? How do they relate to the scene and the father as a character? Bruno's father's way of eating is described as 'attacking a leg of lamb' which shows the way in which he approaches things in his life. Not only did he 'attack' his food but he also pointed with a knife and shrugged his shoulders which are both rude.

10. We learn Lt. Kotler's first name - 'Kurt'. What is it about the sounds in his full name that are important? 'Kurt Kotler'.The use of alliteration gives the impression that Kurt is the perfect nazi, with his blonde hair and blue eyes.
11. What do we learn about Kotler's father? What is Bruno's father's reaction/suggestion regarding Kotler's father leaving Germany for Switzerland?  We learn a very important fact about Kotler which is that his father is a teacher who moved out of Germany to Switzerland in 1938. His father feels insulted that Kurts father isn't as patriotic as the rest of Germany

12. What happens to break the tension at the dinner table? What does Kotler do and what are everyone's reactions? What does Bruno decide regarding disagreeing with anyone anymore after seeing what happens to Kotler? What does this relate to historically in regards to the Nazis?' Pavel drops the wine bottle and spills it on Kurt which breaks the tension, makes the children cry and makes Bruno realize that he should not do anything really bad or he will get shouted at like Pavel did from Kurt or his dad. It has the irony that the Germans are screaming at the Jews like they are to waiters, meaning that the Germans are always mean to everyone.

Boy in the striped PJ's Chapter 15

(163) Why doesn't Bruno like Kotler? What does he observe and not understand about Kotler when his father is away?
He doesn't lie it how he speaks with his mother and how she laughs at his jokes more than she laughs at fathers, he doesn't like it how everyone likes him, how he calls him little man and what he observes and doesn't understand is that when father is away, Kotler is at the house when he goes to sleep and wakes up.
(163) What is meant when Kotler uses the cliche 'Don't worry, this one knows which side his bread is buttered on.'? He means like he may be stupid, but he knows what he is doing and wont mess up

(165) How would you describe the interaction between Kotler and Bruno?
Harsh, short and angry. Its harsh because both of them dislike each other
(166) What surprise does Bruno get?
Shmuel is in his house
(167) How is juxtaposition used when Bruno compares his hand to Shmuel's?
Its used to show that even though they have the same birthday and they are the same age, they are still different in so many ways, such as how the Germans and Jews are both human and pretty much do the same things as ea  hother, they are both different in many ways
(168-9) Does Bruno understand the pressure that Shmuel is under?
No, he just thinks that Shmuel is scared of Kotler for the same reason Bruno is scared of Kotler, as well as Bruno doesn't really understand what's going on with the war as well, if he did it would be a lot clearer
(171-2) What dramatic situation unfolds and what is Bruno's reaction?

(173-4) What does Bruno think of himself because of the way he reacts? How is the major theme 'fear' portrayed in this scene? What does it do to Bruno and Shmuel?
He feels like he should have said something else that would have gotten both of them out of trouble, and when he doesn't see Shmuel at the fence he thinks that Shmuel will never forgive him, and when he sees the bruises he new that they were because of him
(175) What does Bruno say that prompts Shmuel to offer his hand in friendship? How is this symbolic?
He says that they were friends and that things like that shouldn't happen to friends. Its symbolic because it was saying that the Germans became friends with the Jews. It symbolizes peace.