Explain how the theme of prejudice and discrimination within the Holocaust is portrayed in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

uses a
series of techniques to explore the themes of discrimination and prejudice in The Boy
in the Striped Pyjamas.

First, he writes the story through the
eyes of Bruno, a pretty normal German boy, whose father is an SS Officer. Through doing this,
Boyne is able to present the Holocaust through a set of innocent eyes, almost blind to the
indoctrination and ideologies that underpinned the Holocaust shared by adults. Bruno finds it
difficult to understand why certain people (Jews) are treated badly. The book goes further by
exploring this discrimination through the friendship Bruno forms with Schmuel, the Jewish boy in
the Death Camp. He has no understanding why this friendship should be forbidden, but knows that
society is telling them that they should be enemies.

Another way the book
explores the themes of prejudice and discrimination is by presenting a range of Nazi characters
from particularly harsh ones (like Lt. Kotler) to Bruno's father who is portrayed as a kinder
man...