In the book The Boy Who Dared, I have been able to make a couple of connections between the protagonist Helmuth, and Bruno from The Boy in The Striped Pajamas. To get what is easy out of the way, Bruno and Helmuth are both German. Neither of them are Jewish, Helmuth is a Mormon, and Bruno’s religion was undefined. From what I can tell they are both characters that wish to make their families proud of them. Bruno and Helmuth both love their families. When Helmuth was young, like Bruno he wanted to grow up to fight as a soldier for Adolf Hitler. As far as the conflicts that they had in their stories, they’re not very relatable. As Bruno’s problems consisted of leaving his home, having to leave his friends behind in Berlin, and at the end of the book having to leave Shmuel behind which never happened because of his unexpected death. Bruno and Helmuth’s families both split apart, Bruno’s mother wished to return home. While Helmuth’s mother never got married to his father. Also Helmuth has two half-brothers, because his mother divorced her husband. Bruno and Helmuth both wish to fight as a soldier because they want to make their families proud of them. Helmuth also wants to fight because he wants to make Germany a nice place like it was before the Great War While Bruno might not have as good intentions as Helmuth because he doesn't understand the war, and poverty like Helmuth does. Bruno and Helmuth are both very into the idea of being a soldier though, and while they might have different reasons for wanting to do that, it says something about both of them. I think that both Bruno and Helmuth are both tricked almost into wanting to fight for Hitler because neither of them thinks that being Jewish is wrong. They don't get why everyone else around them has such a negative outlook towards the Jewish people. No questions linger about The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for me, seeing as the ending didn't leave anything for you to figure out on your own. In The Boy Who Dared I wonder, How does Helmuth get into a prison that is so cruel? Does he fight for Hitler? If he does, is it because he is convinced that being Jewish is wrong?
Nice Job. Knowing how the book ends, since i read it, I would have to agree with you that in this book and in the book i am reading now, Marika, both want to make their families happy and want the families well being. You did a great job displaying that. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Hunter! I like how you really analized each of the protagonists in the two books you read. I didn't know that they had that much in common. I agree with you that each boy does wish to make their families proud. Very well written!
ReplyDeleteGood job Hunter, you gave a thorough, in-depth analysis of both characters. I find that it was nice how you also compared their problems.
ReplyDeleteAnother solid entry. You accurately compared the two characters. When you construct this type of entry, it is important to break the text into separate paragraphs. Next time, try to do this.
ReplyDelete4/5 points.