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The Boy With The Striped Pajamas Themes

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There are countless movies about the Holocaust, nearly all are historical accounts on the gruesome details of that age in history. Most aim to give the audience a first hand view on exactly what transpired during the years following Hitler’s rise to power in Germany. However, director Mark Herman and author John Boyne, ingeniously used the tragic event in history to bring forth a new perspective and point of view to this infamous time period. Set in the holocaustic time period, The Boy with the Striped Pajamas is a heart wrenching film that exposes the innocence of children in the midst of a racial war. In the film, it is clear that the Holocaust is not the main theme. Instead the main theme is innocence and friendship though the eyes of two

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