Symbols In The Boy In Striped Pajamas

There are many symbols in "The Boy in Striped Pajamas" that prove the theme that Bruno and smul are yin to each other's yang, and that they will only grow closer until the twilight of their lives.
First of all is the symbols in the story that gently nudge the reader's mind toward the theme that Bruno and Shmuel are yin to each other's yang, and that they will only grow closer until the twilight of their lives. As stated in the book” Bruno had the shampoo as well, but then Father decided the best thing was for him to start afresh and he got a razor and shaved all Bruno's hair off” this is one of the symbols is that Bruno shaves his head as foreshadowing to him being more closely associated with Shmuel and the jews. Another symbol is Bruno leaves his clothes behind. He carried a pair of striped pajama bottoms, a striped pajama top and a striped cloth cap.”This shows that Bruno has taken the final step and decides to dress like Shmuel, also that he is forever leaving his old life behind even if he doesn't know it. Lice infect Bruno's hair as a symbol of the dirtiness of outwith. This shows that he is becoming more like Shmuel in the sense that he is considered unclean.

The first of said conflicts is Bruno is faced with un unending, debilitating and crushing loneliness until he meets Shmuel, almost like he was missing a part of himself. The second of the previously mentioned conflicts is that deep down in the deepest pit of his mind, Bruno had completely innocent faith that Shmuel was good, almost like we have in ourselves. The third and final conflict, is that Bruno had no idea until the end that the soldiers were bad, on the contrary Shmuel knows the evils and atrocities that they