Retell, Relate, Reflect : The Boy in The Striped Pyjama's

  The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas's is a creative film which reflects ones opinion on the aspect of peaceful freedom. The boy, also known as Bruno, is encountering complications that occur  during World War Two, in Berlin, Germany. Bruno is a 9-year old boy whom has anger towards his family due to the fact that he had to leave his three best friends, Daniel, Karl and Martin- for life.  As he settles into his new house, he notices a camp a few miles behind his house. He notices that this camp is enclosed by barbed wire and fences which he doesn't understand the importance of. As mentioned, Bruno had to leave his friends back home. One day, he feels that he needs to go on an adventure to explore the life outside the house. Bruno's family warned him not to leave the house without supervision or permission which he disobeyed to explore the fence. As a matter of fact, Bruno ends up at the camp and spots a Jewish boy named, Shmuel. Shmuel and Bruno become good friends. He mentions that his father, grandfather and brother are with him in the camp. In this respect, Bruno does not understand that he is getting himself into a bad situation which he is near a death camp. Bruno's mother persuades her husband to move back due to the fact that bodies are being burned right in front of Bruno's house. Shmuel, tells Bruno that his father is missing. After hearing this, he plans to sneak into the camp with Shmuel to find his father. Shmuel is in on this plan too which he gathers some prison clothes for Bruno. As Bruno and Shmuel go looking for Shmuel's father, the end up in a group of prisoners that enter the gas chamber.  As they both hold hands, Bruno apologizes to Shmuel that they couldn't successfully find Shmuel's father. This horrific incident left Bruno's family in shock, as they were looking for Bruno. Next, Bruno's father ends up spotting, Bruno's old clothes that were beside the week side of the fence. they were trying to figure out what happened. As you can tell, Bruno's family is heartbroken and unsatisfied because o the death of their son, which they are very shocked and horrified about, and with this the movie ends!

     The ability of one to experience the same aspects of what the Jewish people encounter in gas chambers is quite extraordinary. I can connect this situation to my life- when my mother passed away. The movie, The Boy in the Stripped Pyjama and I relate because Bruno's parents and I, have been through similar pain of loosing a close individual. in this movie, Bruno's parents deal with the death of their child as he was burned away in a gas chamber. They felt as if their hears sunk, and that they were broken into millions of pieces. Similarly when my mom passed away, I also felt the same heartbreak because I lost an individual that I really cared about. Also, I know and feel the pain that Bruno's parents went through and it is very hard losing a certain individual that meant so much to you. And both were also unexpected events.

    A quick reflection on this movie, is that it was a great, intriguing and exciting movie that sets out a great example for the public to visualize how the Holocaust may have looked like. I believe this movie was very sad and frustrating especially near the end because the ending was extremely sad and was surprising. Also, I felt that the ending was a random end to the movie where maybe Bruno didn't need to die. But at the same time, the ending gave a good impact for the audience that was watching because it impacted them in a shocking way. The idea of meeting through a fence, and helping Shmuel find his father, was great way of bringing the boy into the camp and also showing how the camp may have looked like, from a prisoners perspective. Overall, I give this movie a 8/10 because the beginning and the way they developed the story was very interesting, and also the middle was very intriguing and had you sitting on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen. The ending was very evil and didn't give completion in my opinion, but it impacted my emotions greatly. I recommend this movie to a class, that is learning about the Holocaust for the first time, and also for a older audience due to the maturity level needed to watch the movie, at it plays with your emotions.

Sniper News Article

      

Sniper, kills brother

By: Kayatheri Parameswaran

  Last evening, approximately ,8:45PM, there was a dead victim found on the sidewalk, identified as a soldier with a bullet through his forehead. He seemed to have fallen from the top of the roof top, after the enemy shot him down. 

       Desmound Furgus exclaimed, “I  cant believe…  I… shot my brother like that.” While interviewing him after word  he briefly mentions, he shouldn't  have ever been involved in this war.  I don't know how my mother would react to this situation, he was always her favorite.  

Other soldiers,  whom are friends with Furgus’s brother, Alby Scott also report that, he was shot minutes before the machine gun had arrived in the battlefield. On the scene, of  the battlefield, it was said that there was a dead reporter, along with a former soldier dead in the military vehicle. It is assumed that Furgus also shot them being the only one identified at the scene at the time.

      Mother speaks out about sons death, “ I’m not mad, at Furgus, he didn't do it on purpose. I knew when they were going in to War, one or both wouldn't come back. It has come down to this and this is what we must live with. My son will always be remembered for his amazing courage , and for fighting ing for his country.

          The funereal will be held, Saturday and the cremation will be held on Sunday. It is open viewing for any outside guests to come. For more information, please contact Furgus at 647– 567– 9067 or email furgus87@rogers.com. 

 

Slam Poetry #4) The Secret Life of Bees

 Slam Poetry: Racism 

Maybe one day, just one day they'll realize its not knives in our pockets, its change. 

Enough hearing about black youths killed every day! They are no harm. 

Its what society has caused, all this name calling and labeling. 

What did they ever do?

They are no different from us.

Why do we make such a fuss?

Maybe one day, just one day, we'll realize how many youths have died.
Don't judge people, because there different from you, because they don't look like you. talk like you or even think like you.
People are different, they don't always have to be like me and you.
ACCEPT ALL! DON'T JUDGE.
Society will change, but first the people must change,
Maybe one day, just one day they'll realize its not knives in their pockets, its change. 

Entry #3) The Secret Life of Bees

For this blog I have chosen a quote that represents and reflects the relationship that the two main characters, Lily and Rosaleen have.

The quote i have chosen is, "The greatest gift of life is friendship, and i have received it." by Hubert. H. Humphrey This quote to me reveals a lot about how friendship is valued. Friendship is actually an amazing gift of life. Friendship is the bond that you, and others have. In my story, friendship is not being revealed directly, but indirectly we see the friendship and motherly bond  between Lily and Rosaleen.. The relationship that Lily, and Rosaleen share to me is, not a mother daughter relationship, but is one founded on  friendshipg. Lily looks up to Rosaleen as a guide, mentor and as a friend who is always there for and can catch her when she falls. In the first few chapters we see Rosaleen is very comforting toward her, and later we see that they both try to escape their home together. I feel that being that Lily, doesn't have a mother, Rosaleen became a mother- like figure, as well as  a friend. Therefore, I relate the relationship between two of the main characters with this quote.