The Striped Pajamas, Dear Miss Breed, And I Am Malala

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Why are people sad and weak when they go through a rough time? For most people, it can be hard to get through harsh situations or conflict especially when they are at war or being sent to a different country. While many people had suffered through many events, some managed to get and survive through the situation that they were put in. Bravery is one of the best ways to respond to conflict. This shows that a person has enough courage to face the fears that are right in their way. There are three stories which are, The boy in The Striped Pajamas, Dear Miss Breed, and I am Malala. They talk about people that were in a struggle when there was conflict around. In The boy in The Striped Pajamas, there is a concentration camp that is full of jews and it is next to a Nazis’ house. There is a boy named Shmuel that became friends with a boy named Bruno, who lives in the house next to the camp where Shmuel is at. He shows bravery by eating the food that Bruno offered him even though he wasn’t supposed to. When this happened, Shmuel said,”I don’t care, thank you Bruno.”( Boy in the Striped Pajamas ) He said that because he was hungry and wasn’t fed well at the camp which was stated in the passage. He also ate the food as quickly as he can so that the Lieutenant would not catch him eating the food and so he wouldn’t be in trouble. …show more content…

In the text it says,”In mid-July, there was a recorded temperature of 144 degrees! I used to walk with my head tilted.” This means that all the people that were there were brave enough to go outside in horrible conditions that they faced. Many people wrote letters to Miss Breed, a librarian who helped many people through conflict. This was how some people got through the