The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Book and Film :: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne

The book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne is about(predicate) a young boy, Bruno, whose father is a soldier in the German army during WWII. Bruno lives with his parents and his older sister, Gretel. They live in a five story put up in Berlin. He goes to school and has three best friends that he goes on adventures with. One day he comes home to find their maid packing his things. They sound to a three story house in Germany because his dad was promoted and needs to be closer to his work.Bruno is getting really upset that he can no longer see his friends or his grandparents. He is stuck in his house and cant explore as much as he would like because at that place is no one to explore with. He notices something out his window one day, a large skirtd in area with little tiny dots moving. He asks his sister and maid Maria what they are however they dont know. He decides one day that he is going to explore the debated in area, so he leaves when no one is looking and ex plores it for about two hours walking up and down the fence looking for something. Finally he comes across I boy about the same size of him so he goes up and talks to him. The boys name is Shmuel and they are the same age. Bruno learns that he is stuck behind the fence and has nothing to wear but the striped pajamas. Bruno doesnt understand why he is there but is told how awful it is behind the fence.One day when Shmuel gets send to shine glasses at his house him and Bruno start talking. A soldier see them and Bruno told him he didnt know who he was, and the soldier beats the boy, Bruno feels direful and want to make it up to Shmuel. Bruno wants to understand why the life behind the fence is so awful and why Shmuel isnt happy. Bruno thinks its not better, but interesting because there are other kids to play with. They form a strong bond that cant be broken by anything and it makes him realize that his friends in Berlin werent as special as Shmuel is and their friendship. The two bo ys have been talking and have been friends for about a year and decide that Bruno wants to go on the other side of the fence to see what its like and help him find his papa.