Author’s
Note: For my goals, I needed to read an advanced book and write about it, so I
chose The Boy in the Striped Pajamas because a lot of people said it was a good
story. Also, I needed to use higher level sentence starters and incorporate
more semi-colons and colons throughout my piece. When your reading, look for these things, and
also my idea on how the book ends.
Around the
world there are many barriers set to keep people in or out. For example, about
2,000 years ago, the great wall of china was built to protect their country. Presently,
every house has separate rooms for privacy from others. Roughly around 1940
there was a wall built, not just to keep people safe, but to keep certain types
of people separate from each other. A nine year old boy named Bruno moved into
his new home in Germany with his mother, sister; father who is a war general. Although
he is not excited about the new home, he is very curious about the large fence
along one side of his house, and all the men wearing striped pajamas inside.
*****
Bruno stared
out his window all day long, wondering why he couldn’t play with the boys on
the other side of the fence. According to his parents, they were not to be
spoken of, which Bruno didn’t understand. One day, Bruno was looking for
adventure, so, he decided to walk along the fence. After an hour, he came to
find a boy sitting alone, still on the other side of the fence. Every day for
about a year, they talked and told stories of their past life, until one day
Bruno couldn’t take it anymore. Adventure was not all Bruno wanted, he wanted
to play with his friend, so, he slid under the fence and disguised himself as a
Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
*****
Eventually,
Bruno realized that the other side of the fence was not where he wanted to be.
Although there were many boys there, they never played any games. Masses of
guards surrounded the men throughout the camp; Bruno still didn’t understand
why. Suddenly, all the men were grouped together, and were taken into a room. “A
loud gasp filled the room, as the front door was suddenly closed and a loud
metallic sound rang through from the outside” (Page 213) Unfortunately the
author doesn’t state exactly how they die, I have an idea on it. Following the
gasps and the metallic ring throughout the building, I imagined a immense cloud
of smoke raising in the air, even more screaming and concern from every man in
the room. In addition to the increasing smoke, flames would start bursting through
the walls; the men would have nowhere to go. Sooner or later, Bruno’s father
would realize what happened, and he may even stop the torture for all of the
boys in the striped pajamas who are staying in the camp.
