This is an Online Internet Book Club on Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) by John Boyne. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Book Description
This work was set in Berlin, 1942. When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. But, Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than what meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is now a major motion picture (releasing in November 2008). Enjoy these images from the film, and click the thumbnails to see a larger image in a new browser window.
Book Club Questions for Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition):
- Did John Boyne emphasize any specific themes throughout Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition)? What do you think John Boyne is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) reveal John Boyne's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think John Boyne is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did John Boyne's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition):
- Did John Boyne make persuasive arguments in Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition)? Did Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition)?
- How does John Boyne present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is John Boyne biased within Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) make you want to read next? Why?
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