Boy in the stripped PJ's chapter 4

• (pg 31) How does the author continue to use juxtaposition in regards to the two housing situations? (the Jews and Bruno's family) Bruno's old house was big, and fun to be in, and had heaps of space. But when Bruno looks out the window to the Jew's houses/huts, they were only one story tall, and they weren't close together and they didn't look very friendly. In Berlin, Bruno had freedom, but here it feels like he was trapped behind the tall fence.
• What is it about the children that makes it difficult to understand exactly what they see through the window and just how bad it is? The narrator doesn't describe them very well, you don't know what they look like, what there wearing, why there there and if there actually Jew's or not. There's no description.
• Summarise how Gretel describes what she sees. She sort of focuses on the land more than the people. She see's a table where she can read in the sun and flowers and makes you feel like that its not so bad. But then, when she looks past the fence, there's no grass, no flowers, and makes the reader feel dark and cold. she see's huts in the distance, and buildings and that there is a 'sand like substance'.
• What does Gretel attempt to do when she sees the Concentration Camp? How does she attempt to understand what she sees? She squeezes her lips and squints her eyes to make her brain work better.
• Is her attempt successful? Does she convince Bruno that she understands? What does she eventually give in to? What does she say/or not say? (pg 32)  She almost convinces Bruno that it is the country side, that there are farms out here and this could be there holiday house. But then Bruno starts to ask questions about if this was a farm, where were the animals, where were the plants, the food and that the land isn't good enough to be growing crops. She gives into Bruno's statements that she is wrong and she agree's with him. 
• What can't the children do when they see the Concentration Camp that the adults seem to be able to do? Which group can understand what they see? Why do you think that this is the case? They can't shout at them or push them around, they don't have to wear those PJ's and they don't have to carry spades and shovels. It separates the groups like a hierarchy, the adults are at the top, Bruno and Gretel are in the middle, and at the bottom are the boys and men in the PJ's
• How does the author use understatement through the children's description of the Concentration Camp? He shows that the children don't really know what's going on, it sort of lets the reader know that this could be a concentration camp, but your not really sure until Bruno see's the PJ's

Hitler at the Nazi Rally

1. How are vectors used in this image? What effect does it have? The Nazi flags are the vectors, because there directing your view to the centre, because its where they meet, dragging your attention to hitler walking in between. The affect is that it makes you see that Hilter is the main point of view, letting you know that he is a powerful man.
2. Describe the composition of the image and what is tells us about the Nazis and Hitler. The composition of this picture is important because the placement of the soldiers shows us who is boss. The Nazi soldiers are on the side of the picture, half cut out and all in the same position. Whereas Hitler is in the middle, walking through, not even looking at the soldiers, making him the dominant male.
3. How is symmetry used? What effect does it have? The symmetry of the picture is that both sides are practically the same, if you cut down the middle of the picture, they both look the same. 
4. What effect does this picture being in black and white have? It sort of tells you that it is old and dusty, theres no emotion
5. Discuss the use of line in this image. What effect does it have? The lines of the soldiers on either side of Hitler, it sort of frames the image. The symmetry lines, the carpet lines in the back which also frames Hilter. The lines of the crowds show that  it is organised.

Poem

We played, we laughed
we were loved.
We were ripped from the arms of our
parents and thrown into the fire.
We were nothing more than children.
We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us, 
for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.



We watched, We listenedWe felt your pain, and we took in your knowledge
You were taken, stolen, mugged from your life
your home, your family, like money from a bank
you were the cash, your life, your dreams 
Your hope the vault
you dreamt
you lived
you wished


you wished for hopes, successfulness
You wished for love
We will remember you
remember you for the hardship you suffered
for the things you lost
the freedom you desired
We will remember


We are thoughtful, we are thankful
we are grateful
We are sorry
Sorry for you your lose that will never been found or recovered
We are sorry
We will remember you

Chapter 3 boy in the stripped PJs

1. Describe how Bruno and Gretel's relationship is introduced in the chapter. Bruno and Gretel's relationship is introduced by the narrator describing how Bruno feels about his sister and how he is secretly scared of her. Gretel's feelings is that Bruno is annoying and whiny.
2. List quotes that show how the new house is described. It was very cold and lonesome and hollow and he decided that he better not go jumping around the house too often or it might collapse. What is the significance of this quote?
3. What is Bruno's reaction to the new house? Bruno's reaction to the old house is that he still doesn't like the house very much, and he would stay here for a few weeks and then leave without a fuss.
4. How does it compare to their old house? It is very small and not very interesting whereas the old house had places to hide and explore with a lot of people outside and there was always something to do.
5. How does Gretel relate to her father? Gretel relates to her father by controlling her brother and talking to Bruno in the same way that her father does.
6. Does Bruno understand where they are? What makes you believe this? He doesn't know where they is because he doesnt understand what his father does, why they had to move and what the children outside the house were wearing and why they were wearing it.
7. Does Gretel understand where they are? Explain. Gretel does understand where they are but doesn't know what the children are doing there. She knows who her father works for but I don't think she understands the seriousness of it.
8. How is Bruno's description of 'Out-with' represent a motif? What is darkly ironic about this? Bruno's description of 'Out-with' represents a motif as he described and says what he thinks about the house which is written about throughout the book and is darkly ironic because he does not like the house compared to his old one and everything about him makes him nervous which is exactly like what Auschwitz would feel like when the concentration camp was there.
9. Read pgs 27-29. How are Bruno's and Gretel's reaction to 'the children' Bruno sees through the window different? What does this tell us about these two characters and their perception/understanding of where they are? Bruno's reaction to the children is completely different to Gretel's reaction to 'the children' as Bruno is curious and does not know much about the children whereas Gretel is frightened and worried at the though of children being out in the landscape. This tells us that Bruno's perception and understanding is one of innocence and has no real idea why they would be there whereas Gretel appears to have knowledge about the children which takes away her innocence on the matter.

Response to Poem

Holocaust
by Barbara Sonek

We played, we laughed
we were loved.
We were ripped from the arms of our
parents and thrown into the fire.
We were nothing more than children.
We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us, 
for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.

1. What is your initial reaction to this poem? i was a bit confused what it was about but when i figured out, it showed a lot of emotion and feelings.
2. How does the author use 'we' in this poem? Him and the other people that were taken away
3. What are the verbs used in the first sentence? We played, we laughed
4. What are the verbs used in the second sentence? How do they contrast with those used in the first sentence? It says we were loved, meaning that they aren't loved now, and they also say we laughed we played, also in past tense. Something happened which is explained later in the poem
5. What effect does the listing of 'lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers'? What is it meant to signify? That there future would have been a bright one if they weren't taken away, that if they were left lone they would have grown up to be something important.
6. What simile is used in the poem and what effect does it have? It gives us an image of a group of people being taken away 'like' a group of cattle. it gives us an insight about how badly they were treated
7. How has the poet represented herself in the last sentence? She represented herself as a group of people, not just one single person. She says remember us, meaning that she could have died or been dying.
8. If you could communicate to this person, a victim of the Holocaust, what would you want to say? What do you feel that you must do in your life as a response to this poem? I would say sorry, say thank you, because they seem to have been a big part of the war and that they would have endured so much for just living normally but because they were different, they had to be treated differently.

Boy in the striped PJ's Chapter 2

• Using quotes, how is the new house described?

The house is described as a big, lonely house in the middle of nowhere where he wont have fun and there will be no one to play with. 'When he closed his eyes, everything around him seemed empty and cold

• How does it compare to the house in Berlin? How is this an example of juxtaposition?

He describes his old house as big and full of life, where people are all happy and there's always something to do where as this house is cold and lonely and quiet and he will be bored

• How is Bruno's reaction and discussion of the new house taken by the other characters? What is ironic about the way people treat Bruno's comments regarding the new house?

They all agree that they would have preferred to stay in Berlin but she knows that she she doesn't have a say in this. The irony is that the older people would try to convince the owner that they want to leave but Bruno is trying to instead

• Do you feel empathetic towards Bruno's new home? Why/why not?

Boy in the striped PJ's

• Describe Bruno's voice. Give examples to support.

He speaks like he's in early Brittan, saying 'mother' instead of mum

• What characters are introduced? Describe each and give examples to support.

Grete- Weird and different by the sounds of it, may have something wrong with her
Maria- the butler, seems not to speak back, could be because she didn't want to or because she can't

Lars-The butler, not much info on him
Father- has an important job with men in fancy uniforms
Bruno- Young, curiosity gets the better of him, behaves, is liked most in the famiy
Mum- kind, red hair, cries a lot, 

• Who are presented as victims in this chapter and what are the victims of? Do you think that it is fair to consider them victims?

The victims would probably have to be Bruno's family since they have to move but its not fair to call them victims since they didn't do something

• Irony is an important element of the story. How is it used here in the first chapter? Give examples to support your answer.

• How is the setting presented in this chapter?

in a house which sounds a bit small and cramped with a lot going on and it doesn't give you a clear outline of whats happening