The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, Allison Lister

I chose this book because I like to read Realistic fiction and because I knew that it was about the holacaust. I like to read and study things about the holacaust so I thought this book would be interesting.

This book is written from the point of view of a nine year old boy named Bruno. It takes place in the 1940's. Bruno's father is a German nazi commander and is sent to be stationed at auschwitz. But being just a young boy, Bruno doesn't understand what is going on, or why they had to move to a new house. When Bruno was out exploring the new house, one day, he came across a fence armed with barbed wire all around, he spots a little boy, who was named Shmul, on the other side of the fence. They secretley become friends and he is wearing the "striped pajamas." Although Bruno was taught prejudiced terms growing up, he saw the little jewish boy as an equal. The significance of this book title is that Bruno thinks Shmul is just another kid, and he doesn't understand why the boy is in the "striped pajamas" and why he is on the "other side" of the fence. 

1.) Why did you choose to end the book the way you did?

2.) What was the significance of writing this story from a little boys point of view?