Sunday, August 28, 2011

Chapters 11+12

What are the main themes of the novel so far? Historical/ Human, ignorance, fear
The Main themes for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Would be:
Historical
Ignorance and 
Fear
The Historical theme in the book is is there because the book is set in WWII and Bruno's father is the man in charge of Auschwitz Concentration Camp where they are killing all the Jews and they are moved to a new house near the camp.
The ignorance is a theme because in the book all the way through the book a lot of the characters are very ignorant of what is happening just near them. The main people involved with the ignorance would be Mother. I believe that  mother that is more ignorant because she knows and understand why they are there and what their father is doing and what he is in charge of. 
Fear is the Final main theme of the book so far. Fear is a theme because a lot of people are scared of what will happen if they do speak out and the consequences of speaking out may be far worse for them rather than keeping their mouths shut



What are the main techniques?
The main technique that is used all throughout the book, from start to end is juxtaposition. During the book we are constantly forced to compare one thing with another. an example of this would be: Comparing the jews and what they ware to the Germans and the uniforms that are so perfect. also alliteration is used a lot in the book

Think of 5 important questions for each of these two chapters about how important motifs and themes play a role in each chapter.
  1. Why is there such a fuss when the 'Fury' comes over?
  2. Who is the 'Fury'?
  3. Why did the 'Fury' come before they left for Out-With?
  4. Who is Eva?
  5. Why does Eva seem to not care about the 'Fury'?

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