Boy in the Striped PJ's Chapter 4

• (pg 31) How does the author continue to use juxtaposition in regards to the two housing situations? (the Jews and Bruno's family)  The author Shows that the Jews houses and  living area is very unhealthy place to be living this is compared to the out with house that Bruno hates but compared to the conditions that the Jews are living with it is like a palace
• What is it about the children that makes it difficult to understand exactly what they see through the window and just how bad it is? they have had a very sheltered lifestyle so that they don't know about the things that is happening to certain people from the dads job.
• Summarise how Gretel describes what she sees. She says that she sees a farm with all the people working there to supply food to the people that live in the city but Bruno proves her theory wrong as there is no animals or plants
• What does Gretel attempt to do when she sees the Concentration Camp? How does she attempt to understand what she sees? she invents a story about them being farmers she attempts to understand what she sees with a theory with no proof.
• Is her attempt successful? Does she convince Bruno that she understands? What does she eventually give in to? What does she say/or not say? (pg 32) No it is not successful as Bruno proves her wrong as there is no animals or plants she tries to prove to Bruno that she understand but he sees thru her.She says that she sees a farm with all the people working there to supply food to the people that live in the city but Bruno proves her theory wrong as there is no animals or plants
• What can't the children do when they see the Concentration Camp that the adults seem to be able to do? Which group can understand what they see? Why do you think that this is the case? 
• How does the author use understatement through the children's description of the Concentration Camp? the author uses understatement in this part of the children describing what they see as it shows the innocence in them how they are not aware of the horrible crimes that are happing to the humans in the concentration camp.

Responding to a Poem Holocaust

Responding to a Poem

Holocaust

by Barbara Sonek

We played, we laughed

we were loved.

We were ripped from the arms of our

parents and thrown into the fire.

We were nothing more than children.

We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us,

for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away

1. Construct a response to this poem using the same style and structure.

We read, we watched

We cried

We fell from our chairs in shock

We watched your pain and read your sorrow

You were nothing more than machines

We saw your future, rounded up like animals for the slaughter, the chamber and the bullet. Your dreams were shattered with your last breath; all that remain are your memories and your bones. From the ashes hear our plea. We won’t forget you. For we are the children whose dreams and lives are still here.

2. Be mindful of your perspective. Your poem should be from your perspective.

3. Utilise the same techniques employed by the authour.

Chapter 3: The Hopeless Case

Chapter 3: The Hopeless Case

1)      Describe how Bruno and Gretel's relationship is introduced in the chapter.

Bruno and Gretel relationship is one of a typical brother/sister on the outside they hate each other but on the inside they like each other

2)      List quotes that show how the new house is described. Bruno jumped off the bed and landed with a thud on the carpet. He didn't like the sound it made. It was very hollow and he better not go jumping around this house too often or it might collapse around their ears.

3)      It was very hollow and he decided that he better not go jumping around this house too often or it might collapse around their ears. What is the significance of this quote? The significance of this quote is that it shows the age of the house and age is commonly placed in the same column as damaged and unwanted.

4)      What is Bruno's reaction to the new house? Bruno’s reaction toward the house is as if it was a sad boring place with no people nice or mean and the very opposite of the house or the culture of what they had in Berlin an example of this is "But there were no other streets around the new house, no one strolling along or rushing around, and definitely no shops or fruit and vegetable stalls. When he closed his eyes, everything around him just felt empty and cold, as if he was in the loneliest place in the world. The middle of nowhere. "

5)      How does it compare to their old house? The new house compared to the new house is the very opposite where the old house was large grand and spectacular with friends and a nice and enjoyable environment the new house is a very sad depressing sort of feel to it. the new house also doesn't have the culture that the old won had with all the different people and there shops and the likes the new won has no other shops and not even another house.

6)      How does Gretel relate to her father? Gretel relates of her father as having a very sure knowledge of what is going on an effect that she just expects what is going on and so gives up on trying harder to understand.

7)      Does Bruno understand where they are? What makes you believe this? No I don’t think he is sure where they are as if he was he probley would be much sadder and question what happens in everything.

8)      Does Gretel understand where they are? Explain. No she doesn’t either fully as she is also surprised with the children outside in the “bad houses”.

9)      How is Bruno's description of 'Out-with' representing a motif? What is darkly ironic about this?

10)  Read pgs 27-29. How are Bruno's and Gretel's reaction to 'the children' Bruno sees through the window different? What does this tell us about these two characters and their perception/understanding of where they are? They both see them as a  weird thing to have and that they don’t have very good houses this is both agreed how they want to leave the place after that encounter

Holocuast

Holocaust Poetry

Read the poem and answer the question below. Include both the questions and the poem in your blog post.

Holocaust
by Barbara Sonek

We played, we laughed
we were loved.
We were ripped from the arms of our
parents and thrown into the fire.
We were nothing more than children.
We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us, for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.

1. What is your initial reaction to this poem? My initial feeling when reading this poem is a feeling of immense sadness and a immense disgust in what the Germans did to these poor innocent children.
2. How does the author use 'we' in this poem? The use of "we" in this poem makes it more personal as it make it feel like you did this to her not just the the children but actually to this person (collective pronoun) it is also using repetition 
3. What are the verbs used in the first sentence?  laughed and played loved 
4. What are the verbs used in the second sentence? Hot is do they contrast with those used in the first sentence?  the words are ripped thrown these are negitive words that are the exact opposite of loved and laughed. one is with neutering and the other is getting rid.
5. What effect does the listing of 'lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers'? What is it meant to signify? these jobs are respectable law abididing jobs that could of had a massive positive effect on the whole of mankind. that you are tearing people loved ones away from humanity. It also helps it to relate to the reader.
6. What simile is used in the poem and what effect does it have? Like Cattle in cars the effect is that they were herded to the slaughter (alliteration) 
7. How has the poet represented herself in the last sentence? she represents herself as one of these children that had this terrible harm brought upon them at such a young age (direct speech)
8. If you could communicate to this person, a victim of the Holocaust, what would you want to say? What do you feel that you must do in your life as a response to this poem? I would say sorry for everything that has happened what they did and that no one not even the people that did this to you deserve this. Dont give up on your dreams as we are gifted enough to be able to reach them

The Boy in the Striped PJ's - Chapter 2

The Boy in the Striped PJ's - Chapter 2

• Using quotes, how is the new house described?

the house is described as a sad boring place with no people nice or mean and the very opposite of he house or the culture of what they had in Berlin an example of this is "But there were no other streets around the new house, no one strolling along or rushing around, and definitely no shops or fruit and vegetable stalls. When he closed his eyes, everything around him just felt empty and cold, as if he was in the loneliest place in the world. The middle of nowhere. "

• How does it compare to the house in Berlin? How is this an example of juxtaposition?

The new house compared to the new house is the very opposite where the old house was large grand and spectacular with friends and a nice and enjoyable environment the new house is a very sad depressing sort of feel to it. the new house aalso doesn't have the culture that the old won had with all the diffrent people and there shops and the likes the new won has no other shops and not even another house.

• How is Bruno's reaction and discussion of the new house taken by the other characters? What is ironic about the way people treat Bruno's comments regarding the new house?

they are saying something and doing something else

• Do you feel empathetic towards Bruno's new home? Why/why not?
• no as he has it east compared to the  Jews

Bruno's Voice, introduction of characters, and victims

• Describe Bruno's voice. Give examples to support.

Bruno's voice is a voice that is soft and innocent he also speaks in a very polite educated way this is because when he does not do what his parents say he gets into a lot of trouble an example of this is 'Say goodbye to Karl and Daniel and Martin?' he continued, his voice coming dangerously close to shouting, which was not allowed indoors. 'But they're my three best friends for life!'

• What characters are introduced? Describe each and give examples to support.

Bruno he is a small boy that comes from a very wealthy family he is well educated and very polite 'Mother,' said Bruno, marching towards her, 'what's going on? Why is Maria going through my things?'Mother she is the mother and says all is equal but actually likes Bruno more than his sister'He would miss you both equally,' said Mother, for she was a great believer in not play-ing favourites, which Bruno respected, especially since he knew that he was her favourite really."

• Who are presented as victims in this chapter and what are the victims of? Do you think that it is fair to consider them victims?

Bruno and the mother are represented in this chapter as the victims in this chapter they are the victims of the allies bombs and shells I believe that it is fair to consider them as victims as Bruno is just a young boy and him and his mother have not done any harm to anyone. Also a lot of books and movie's are very one sided about the holocuast because not all Germans believed that killing Jews and doing the terrible thing that happened the right thing to be doing.

• Irony is an important element of the story. How is it used here in the first chapter? Give examples to support your answer.

Irony is used in the first chapter as the Bruno and mother are the victims but the father is a Nazi high person and causing so much pain and anguish. but we are meant to feel sorry for someone that is very well of financially. 

• How is the setting presented in this chapter?

The setting in this chapter is of a wealthy family with a high ranking German official as the father and living in a large expensive house in the wealthy part of Berlin during the war time.

Key Visual Techniques

Key Visual Techniques

There are some powerful visual techniques being used in this photo. Take 5 minutes to point out at least 5 aspects of the photo which stand out to you and how they relate to the great anguish that was experienced at this site (create a post on your blog with the photo - don't try to copy and paste photo it won't work).

http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2010/auschwitz/auschwitz_1.jpg 

The dark lighting shows the cold merciless type of people that would send people to work and die in terrible situations. The sun is covered by clouds and is placed on outside of the fence which show that on the other side of the concentration camp there is a glimmer of hope a chance of freedom. All the straight line of the centre fence , the fence on the left hand side and the row of small brick houses all point towards the guard tower which symbolises the control and power of the people watching over the camp. the contrast of the brightness on ether side of the camp on the outside of the fence is much lighter symbolising the glimmer of hope for the people that escape, while the darker side, the side that all the prisoners are staying and sleeping show the sadness and oppression in the times of the camps. Another thing that shows the effect of the German might and the great anguish that was felt in the camp is the methological placing of all the houses and fence posts show that the place was well planned to cause pain and terror.

• Consider the use of vectors, line, contrast, composition, colour, and perspective (there are more techniques)
• How can the visual elements in the photo evoke empathy and reverence from a viewer?
• How is Auschwitz represented in this photo?
• Find another photo of Auschwitz that you feel has an important representation of this place that caused so much pain and destruction. Analyse the use of visual techniques which make it particularly engaging. How does it represent this location?

http://www.jamesadonis.com/images/auschwitz.jpg

The straight lines of the train track point toward the main vocal point being the entrance. This works well with the lighting as the exit or "escape of this place" is much lighter than guard house showing the glimmer of hope that is on the other side of the gate and fence. It is done in black and white this makes the contrast between the the darkness of the camp and the lightness of the out side even more confronting. The entire picture makes you feel as if this is a sad place even without knowing where it is. The visual element in this picture help to press that sad feeling of this place.