The boy in the striped pyjamas: new ending

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Opinion on ending

I think this is a very tragic ending. He did not know that he went on a death march and was killed in a gas chamber. I think that Bruno is naïve. He has been talking to his Jewish friend over the other side of the fence for over a year. He also lives in his house which also serves as the headquarters of Auschwitz for over a year. I am totally shocked as to believe that he does not have any clue to what is going on in the camp. I had expected his father to find him in the camp as Bruno had enquired several times about the camp. My opinion is that his parents should have told him the truth about the camp. If so, the tragedy would not have happened. 

Book Review

It's a touching tale of an unusual friendship between two boys of different religion in dreadful circumstances.

Bruno is a nine-year-old boy who lives in Berlin during the World War II. His father works for the Fury. After the Fury visited, Bruno's father’s title changes to Commandment and they moved to Out-With.
His new home is in a desolated place, smaller, full of soldiers and he has no one to play with. From his bedroom window, he saw a village of people all dressed in striped pyjamas being separated from him by a wire fence.
Bruno is not allowed to explore but boredom, loneliness and curiosity got the better of him.
One day, he follows the wire fence restricting the area from his house. He spots a dot in the distance on the other side of the fence and realized that it was a boy. Excited by the prospect of a friend, Bruno introduces himself to a boy named Shmuel. They meet almost every day at the same spot and talk. Ultimately, for some reasons, Bruno decides to crawl under the fence and explore Shmuel's world.
The themes are fairness, familial loyalty and friendship.
It is stylish story-telling with emotional impact and an ending that in true fairytale style is extremely clever.
For me, this fable is set in living history.