The Innocence and Curiosity of Bruno in “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
Words: 651 Pages: 2 1650In John Boyne’s narrative "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," the central figure Bruno emerges as an eight-year-old luminary whose guilelessness and inquisitiveness lead him into an improbable camaraderie amidst one of humanity's darkest epochs. Against the backdrop of World War II, the tale unfurls Bruno's relocation from his opulent abode in Berlin to a dwelling proximate to a detention facility, where his progenitor assumes the mantle of commandant. Bruno’s vantage furnishes a poignant and distinctive prism through which the […]