Literature circle reflection

Predictions for the ending of BISP

I believe the author has kept us waiting throughout the book for something major. I think that maybe Bruno, may move back to Berlin and be with his old friends, maybe his father dies. Also what could happen is Bruno might see Shmuel again and they could become good friends for the rest of their lives. There are many different possibilities, because of the way this book has been written, but I believe it most probably will link with Bruno and Shmuel.

After chapter 18 update
I believe now that maybe Bruno will liver behind the fence with Shmuel and may get in a lot of trouble.

After Chapter 19 update
I believe now Bruno and Shmuel are trapped in a gas chamber and will be killed.

After the book
Bruno and hi father passed away did he?, whilst his mother and sister Gretel moved back to Berlin.

I felt that this was a very great and dramatic ending because it always left you with questions because it never told you directly such as did the father die? what happened to the rest of the family if he did die? etc. Overall I think that it was a very hard book to predict further away from the end, but towards the end a lot of things became more obvious to the reader.

Lesson Reflection - 14th February 2012

The Jewish prisoners - Final Edit

 During the course of the book the author has tried many ways to describe the Jewish prisoners, who are in a ‘concentration camp’, but to Bruno are just behind a metal fence. The Jewish prisoners are static, slouched ‘trying to keep their heads up’. Wearing the same clothes ‘a pair of grey striped pyjamas with a grey striped cap on their heads’. This indicates you may not be able to tell them apart. This shows that they are some sort of group… in this case I think the author has tried to put them across as ‘slaves’ beaten and tortured until they drop… dead.

The author has also put across that the captives are tired, stressed and depressed. They are hard working, but treated with extreme low. Nothing goes their way and they have to fight or even be killed just to prove a point that they are right.

I believe the author has tried to show us that they are treated with a lot of disrespect and they are also treated extremely unequally. ‘A soldier marched in front of them, his mouth opening and closing quickly as if he were shouting at them’

Overall I think the author is suggesting that the Jewish people get treated with so little respect. They also have no clean clothes, or anywhere where they are treated the same as everyone else to stay. Also I think the author may be trying to put a sense of disbelief into the reader by showing that Bruno (who is a German general/sergeants) son is speaking to someone ‘behind the fence’. The fact that Bruno’s father hasn’t told him what goes on behind there. So this made me think, that there will be a twist somewhere towards the end of the book.