I predict
the future will not be all rainbows and sunshine for Bruno in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Bruno
has made a friend, and that may cost him. There are many variables that can
change his life. I think that it will take a turn for the worse.
Bruno has a Polish friend that he
enjoys visiting, named Shumel. Since Bruno lives in Germany and it is 1935, his
country is enemies with Poland. I think that Bruno will be caught talking with
Shumel, and Shumel will be killed. This may seem harsh, but that’s what it was
like in Hitler’s rule. People were taken from their homes and made prisoners,
just for being from a different country. This is the same in the book The Outsiders. Ponyboy is part of the
greaser gang, who is rivaled by the soc gang. Ponyboy meets a soc girl who he
soon becomes friends with. The socs mug and try to beat up Ponyboy, just for
living on the other side of town and mingling with a soc. There is no doubt in
my mind, that there will be severe consequences if Bruno is caught.
Pavel is a very puzzling character.
Pavel said that he was once a doctor; and this is very helpful because Pavel is
extremely secretive about his life. Almost nobody knows about Pavel…. And that
is what makes him such an important character. I think that Pavel is an
Ex-Medic for the U.S. Army, and was now sent over to their enemies (The
Germans) to be a spy. I think that one day Pavel will be discovered, and
killed. This is almost the same in The
Outsiders. Jonny has murdered a soc and must keep his secret, or he will be
captured and sent to the electric chair for man-slaughter. So far, this doesn’t
seem like a very happy book.
There is no great way of predicting
the future of the book, other than looking back at U.S. history. Many things
have been kept from the reader. Whether it be important conversations, or
answers to vital questions. It even cuts out the part where Pavel’s life is
being explained. The few clues are just like our enemies. They are very
secretive, and hard to predict. At the end of the day, (or the book) I see
Bruno’s life getting worse.
