The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas: Making Connections between the movie and the book.

Hello Class,

Now that you have seen the movie and finished the book The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas, I want you to reflect upon the connections between the two. Choose a scene from the movie that you thought was particularly striking/memorable. Why was it so important to you? What made it memorable? How does the scene explain/develop the book? Or do you think the scene takes away from the book? Explain

The scene does not have to be a scene that was in the book...you can talk about a scene that was only in the movie.

Remember, one answer (5 sentence paragraph) and 2 comments on different students (or teachers if she decides to post!-comments should be at least 3 sentences).

Ms. Mathews

Chapters 10 and 11: Meeting Shumel and The Fury

Instructions: Answer ONE question with one paragraph. Remember to comment on at least two of your classmates work.


Question 1: Compare and Contrast Shumel and Bruno. What is similar about the two boys? What is different about them? What are the most important factors that help them to become friends.

Question 2: How does meeting Shumuel go against everything that Bruno has been taught in school, by his Father and Grandfather, and by Herr Liszt about people who are not "true Germans"?

Question 3: What are your impressions of the Fury when you meet him in chapter 11. Use examples from Chapter 11 to support your answer.

Question 4: When the Fury asks on pg 122, why Gretel would want to learn French, why does he say that? What does his statement tell you about his character? How is the Fury's character further highlighted throughout the chapter? Use examples from the book.

The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas Chapters 8 and 9: Discussion Questions

Answer ONE of the following questions. Remember that your answer must be in at least one paragraph. You still need to respond to two people's comments in at least 3 sentences. Remember that your comments should not be just limited to "I like your answer." You need to explain WHY you like or dislike, agree or disagree.

1. Chapter 8: The beginning of Chapter 8 describes Grandmother, a character that we have been introduced to in previous chapters, but who we have not formally met or developed. Why do you think John Boyne chooses this point in the story to describe Grandmother? Why do you think drama is important to her (and Bruno)?

2.On page 90, Grandmother states the following

:"I wonder-is this where I went wrong with you , Ralf?' she said. 'I wonder if all of the performances I made you give as a boy led you to this. Dressing up like a puppet on a string.'

How do Grandmother's words relate to the drama that she loves so much? Is she expressing a positive or a negative feeling? How do you know?

3. Chapter 9: Why do you think that this chapter opens with the idea that everything has been the same for a long time?

4. In this Chapter we meet Herr Liszt? Who is this man? What do you think about him? On page 98 he says the following: "Then this is what I am here to change. To get your head out of the storybooks and teach you about where you come from. About the great wrongs that have been done to you." What do you think of Herr Liszt's comment, particularly when you know that Bruno is German and lives at Auschwitz?