Bruno despised Lieutenant Kotler. Father was called back to Berlin for a trip. Lieutenant Kotler was in charge but Bruno wanted to be the man of the house. Although Father was absent from Out-With, Mother planned a birthday party for him. Shmuel’s glass polishing filled the tense air as Bruno quietly cut some leftovers to sneakily share with his friend. Cold, sudden fear. “Who gave you permission to speak in this house?” Lieutenant Kotler screamed. What would Father think of this situation? Every afternoon that followed, Bruno returned to the same spot at the fence, where he finally found Shmuel and tearfully apologized for his cowardly behaviour. Bruno noticed Shmuel’s scars, but Shmuel whispered that nothing hurt anymore. Reaching under the wire, their hands met for the very first time.
Mood , Atmosphere and Characterisation
In reading, my group created a DLO about different types of characters and how mood and atmosphere are used in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. We explained the difference between protagonists and antagonists, as well as round and flat characters. We also explored how mood and atmosphere affect the way readers feel during important parts of the story.
While working on this task, we used examples from the text to explain our ideas more clearly. It was interesting learning how different characters have different roles in a story and how the atmosphere can make scenes feel tense, emotional, or uncomfortable.
This activity helped me understand how authors use characters and setting to shape the mood of a story and create stronger emotions.
The Boy in Striped Pajamas Chapter 12
Bruno listened. The boy Shmuel told a very terrible story. Dirt all over Shmuel’s face, yet he still tries to play it off by smiling at Bruno like it’s ok. When Bruno hears everything about how Shmuel was cramped on the train, Bruno just looks down at the dirt. The air inside the wooden train was suffocatingly hot as dozens of frightened people cried out in the darkness for a single sip of water. Pure heartbreak. That sounds awful, Bruno whispers. How could a simple armband change someone’s whole life? Bruno looked at his friend Shmuel, felt a heavy weight in his chest and wished he could fix it. He has now finally discovered that the world is more brutal than he has ever imagined.
Learning conversation chapter 11
Bruno listened. The boy Shmuel told a very terrible story. Dirt all over Shmuel’s face, yet he still tries to play it off by smiling at Bruno like it’s ok. When Bruno hears everything about how Shmuel was cramped on the train, Bruno just looks down at the dirt. The air inside the wooden train was suffocatingly hot as dozens of frightened people cried out in the darkness for a single sip of water. Pure heartbreak. That sounds awful, Bruno whispers. How could a simple armband change someone’s whole life? Bruno looked at his friend Shmuel, felt a heavy weight in his chest and wished he could fix it. He has now finally discovered that the world is more brutal than he has ever imagined.
The boy in the Stripped Pajama chapter 9
Bruno had enough. He couldn’t handle Gretel’s attitude. Memories of Berlin started to fade from his mind, and his urge to explore was still thriving. Although the soldiers always came in and out of fathers office, yet the office was still out of bounds. The repeated sounds of the servants washing, cooking, and cleaning overcame the emotion of the house. Total emptiness. “Why should school take place, when there are only 2 students to teach?” he said. Why did his tutor believe storybooks didn’t matter?. Bruno wondered why the people in striped pajamas never visited his house, he realised he hadn’t thought about Berlin in a while, and decided to go explore although it was against the rules.. His chapter in Berlin was completed.
