To Kill A Mockingbird Vs Boy In The Striped Pajamas Essay

To Kill a Mockingbird VS. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

¨Don't ever think the world owes you anything because it doesn't.¨ Surprisingly, this is a quite legitimate quote which was said in the movie Joy, and pertains to two very audacious books. The books are To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. To Kill a Mockingbird is a book based in the 1930s. Moreover, this is about three years before the book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas took place. Although The Boy in the Striped Pajamas has more to do with the Holocaust, both books still have many factors in common. To Kill a Mockingbird is about a family that learns very new things about how the world is very

´I think you should just tell Father that you've changed your mind and, well, if we have to stay here for the rest of the day and have dinner here this evening and sleep here tonight because we're all tired, then that's all right, but we should probably get up early in the morning if were to make it back to Berlin by tea-time tomorrow.´ ¨(Boyne, 14) Of course, this is showing that the main character, is not used to having things not go his way. The author makes sure the reader knows that so it shows how Bruno will change through the story.¨ Doesn't make it right,¨ said Jem stolidly. He beat his fist softly on his knee. ¨You just can't convict a man on evidence like that ----you can´t.¨ (Lee, 117) This is a big step for one of the main characters, Jem. In the beginning, he did not care, or pay attention to things like this. Now, it is more like he has opened his eyes, looked around, and reality hit him in the face. He is starting to see the unfairness of the world. ¨I had a feeling that I shouldn't be here listening to this sinful man who had mixed children and didn't care who knew it, but he was fascinating.¨ (Lee, 201) This is another example of characterization. As a matter of fact, this is a thought that the main character, Scout who had that thought at that precise moment . This shows her

These literary elements helped the reader picture how much of an oppressive time period this was, and just how people can be so harsh to each other. Therefore, similes that they used helped set the mood and the tone of the story. The characterization helped paint of picture of what that character is like and was very explicit in the way it was presented. Finally, the hyperboles helped get a point across to the reader of the book. Unfortunately, racism has not disappeared today. Racism has been happening throughout America throughout all these years. Such as, Donald Trump wanting to kick out all muslims, because his point of view of this issue for him is that if one muslim does something bad, then all muslims are bad. People are too quick to judge other people, they believe they are doing the right thing but in reality it's the wrong