Friendship In The Striped Pajamas

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Friendship
In The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, written by John Boyne, a major theme is that one real friend is better than a million fake ones. It is woven throughout this book in numerous places. The definition of friendship is, “the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.” Two of the characters, Bruno, our protagonist, and Shmuel, his new friend in a strange, unfriendly environment have this amazing bond. Even though Bruno’s dad is holding Shmuel captive in the camp, they still become the best of friends as time goes on.

Bruno is stripped from his childhood home because of his father’s new job. Then, Bruno and his family move to Auschwitz. Bruno is very curious about the people in the striped pajamas, so one day he