THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS The main characters in this story have different personalities and represent the good and evil of human beings. Bruno, the nine-year-old German boy, was an adventurous, curious and innocent boy like many other children of his age. Because of his age he was sometimes a little naive but overall I think he was a very intelligent boy. He showed us the importance of friendship and compassion after meeting Shmuel in the concentration camp. Shmuel, the Jewish boy, was the representation of injustice, fear and sadness. Although he was aware that the living situation in the concentration camp was not right, he never wanted to talk about it, probably due to his fear of the Nazis. But it also represents the strength of people, regardless of their life situation. Gretel, Bruno's sister, represents the bullies. She really enjoyed making fun of Bruno's ignorance about things. She was only 3 years older than Bruno but acted as if she was much more mature. Later, after they moved out of Berlin, things changed and she started to be more supportive and friendly with Bruno. This shows us that people can change if they want to. For me, Bruno's parents represent the normal parent who takes care of his family. The dad is the strict military dad like many other dads today. He wanted the best for his family, so he decided that moving from Berlin to get a “better” position in his job was the best thing to do. The mother represents the typical stay-at-home mother who takes care of the family and follows her husband's desire to keep the family together. Dad also represents racism because, like most Nazis, he didn't like Jews. And finally, the Nazis, all the soldiers who were in charge of the concentration camp. ...... half of the paper ...... you experienced it yourself.8. “The people I see from my window. In the huts, in the distance. They're all dressed the same." "Ah, those people," Dad said, nodding his head and smiling slightly. "Those people... well, they're not people at all, Bruno." Bruno frowned. "Aren't they?" he asked, unsure of what my father meant." - The horrible racism and hatred of the Nazis towards the Jews.9. “When I make a mistake I get punished,” insisted Bruno, irritated by the fact that the rules that always apply to children never seemed to apply to adults (even though they were the ones who enforced them). ).” - Bruno many times sees the unfairness in the way adults behave. 10. “Just because a man looks at the sky at night doesn't make him an astronomer, you know.” - It shows me that we don't know everything and are not experts in everything in life.