Letter from Gretal to Bruno

To my Brother Bruno,

I wish you were still here with me today, I miss you more than anything you could imagine, I could not have asked for a better brother. you were adventurous, and outgoing, and when we came here you were not only my little brother, but you were also my friend. we may have had our disagreements at times, but I wish I had one last chance to say goodbye. I am sorry for all the times that I was mean, and horrible to you, my only wish Bruno is to have you back in my life. I would do anything for that to be so. Good bye my brother.

Lots of Love from Gretal

letter to father from mother

To my husband Ralph,


We have been married for many years, but now I have seen how horrible you can be to innocent people, people who don't deserve what you do to them. and this environment that you are allowing our children to grow up in, they should not be here, growing up in an environment where death is at their doorstep. So I am going to take the children back to Berlin, where they can have a proper and happy childhood. you can come and follow us if you want to, but there is no way i or the children are living here any longer, in this dreadful environment where we can smell, and see death around us. and nothing you say or do will change my mind. 


Your Wife, Elsa

Holocaust Art: "It Takes But One" by Elizabeth Denholm and Alyssa Dziurlaj

What visual techniques are employed in this painting?
Some of the Visual techniques that are employed within the painting include, contrast, and colour 


How do these visual techniques highlight major thematic elements of holocaust art and literature?
The use of contrast within the poster is used to heighten the difference between the Nazi's and the Jews, the power of many Nazi's compared to the single hand of the the Jewish prisoner hoping someone will help him.

Holocaust Poetry #3: 'Daniel' by Laura Crist

How is juxtaposition used in this poem to highlight an important them of Holocaust literature? The difference between the woman and the boy and then we get a stark change.


How is descriptive language used to enhance the reader's reaction to the poem?  Descriptive language is used in this poem to enhance the readers reaction by creating a mental image in our heads of this little boy so that we feel more sadness than we would feel if Laura Christ just told us about boy who was killed in the holocaust. 

Daniel
	Laura Crist

And the child held her hand
A child tiny for almost eight,
Deep blue eyes that dominated his face,
When he explained new events to her,
     that funny doggy,
     that pretty rock,
And the freckles on his cheek,
No one saw a sunrise more perfect,
     to her,
She so vividly smells the fragrance of
     his hair,
     his ears,
     his breath in the morning
She vividly hears that little heartbeat,
     that was hers
     always hers,
     and the laughter,
     that raspy little laugh,
     when he caught her in a conundrum.
All this,
But this is merely the surface,
As she watches her little God sheared,
     and stripped,
For the gas chamber.

Boy in the Striped PJ's Chapter 13 Questions

1. How does the initial paragraph frame Bruno's state of mind? His state of Mind is changing becauses he doesent miss Berlin anymore now that he is at outwith with Schmaul

2. What does the question Bruno asks Maria show about his development? Bruno asked Maria if Pavel uset to be a doctor or if he was a waiter for there family, this question shows development in Bruno because if he doesent know the answer to a question he will go and find out the correct answer for himself instead of bieng Ignorant

3. What is important about Maria's reaction tdio Bruno's question? Maria's answer to the question shows weather she is a Nazi supporter or a non Nazi supporter.

4. Why does Bruno want to tell Shmuel about Pavel? What does this highlight about Bruno's understanding of what is going on? Bruno wants to tell schmaul about Pavel to see weather He knows Pavel. This highlights what Bruno understands of what is going on because he knows that everyone on the other side of the fence is from Poland.

5. What do the boys argue about? Who does Bruno defend? Who is right/wrong? Why? Bruno and Schmaul argue about weather there are any good solders or not. Bruno defends his Dad. They are both right as there are some good soldiers in the world, and some of the Nazis may have been forced to do what they did in fear of ending up like one of the Jewish prisoners.

6. Shmuel says 'You don't know what it's like here.' and Bruno reacts by saying 'You don't have any sisters, do you?' He says this to avoid an answer to Shmuel. What does this show about Bruno's understanding of what is happening? This shows that Bruno is starting to grasp an understanding of what is happening in the world at that time.

7. What connection do the boys have regarding Lt. Kotler? Both of the boys dont like Lt. Kolter and Bruno thinks that he is just a big bully.

8. What has changed in the the way Bruno sees Pavel? Before he met pavel, he didnt take any note of him. But now Bruno is noticing everything that Pavel is doing. 

9. What important words are used to describe the way the father eats and addresses Bruno? What makes them important? How do they relate to the scene and the father as a character? Father eats something as if he is killing something and he points st b

10. We learn Lt. Kotler's first name - 'Kurt'. What is it about the sounds in his full name that are important? 

11. What do we learn about Kotler's father? What is Bruno's father's reaction/suggestion regarding Kotler's father leaving Germany for Switzerland? We learn that Kotler's father is a teacher who moved from Germany to Switzerland in 1938. Fathers reaction is that of shock because he thinks that Germany is so much better than Switzerland.


12. What happens to break the tension at the dinner table? What does Kotler do and what are everyone's reactions? What does Bruno decide regarding disagreeing with anyone anymore after seeing what happens to Kotler? What does this relate to historically in regards to the Nazis?




The thing that breaks the tension is that pavel drops the wine bottle which Pavel accadentaly spill on Lt. Kolter, and Kolter grows very angry at Pavel which makes Bruno cry and Gretal go pale. Bruno then decides to not disagree with anything that anyone says 

Chapter 11-12

What are the main themes of the novel so far? The Main themes in the novel so far are racism, hatred, and conflict towards the Jews, The friendship between a Jewish boy (Shmaul) and a German boy (Bruno) who are not allowed to be friends but they are anyway.

What are the main techniques? the main techniques used in the Boy in striped pyjamas are, Drematic Irony, Irony, and Juxtaposition.

Think of 5 important questions for each of these two chapters about how important motifs and themes play a role in each chapter. 

Chapter 11


1. Why was it important for the children to stay in there rooms and be quiet whilst the Fury was visiting?


2. Why did the Fury come to visit on such short notice?


3. Why did Bruno think that the Fury was such a "horrible man"?


4. what example of sibling rivalry is apparent in this chapter 


5. Why was Bruno concerned by what he heard in the study?


Chapter 12


1. In what ways were Bruno's and Shmauls lives similar?


2. What was the Juxtaposition in how Bruno got to Auschwitz and how Shmaul got to Auschwitz? 


3. How were Bruno's views about the Soldiers different to Schmauls? and how is Bruno being ignorent about it?


4. How is Symbolism used in this chapter?


5.  Explain Bruno's ignorance in this chapter?