Ngee Ann Secondary School

Secondary 1 Literature
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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Character analysis

Bruno

Character Bruno
Event (When was Point (What does this show?)
this seen?) Reluctant to move/unhappy

Chapter 1, Page 7
Bruno finds out he is Evidence(Quote)
moving ‘You don’t mean we’re leaving Berlin?’ he asked, gasping for
air…(pg.7)

Character Bruno
Event (When was Point (What does this show?)
this seen?) Values his friends

Chapter 1, Page 7 Evidence(Quote)

Bruno about his
unwillingness to move
Character Bruno
Event (When was Point (What does this show?)
this seen?) Adventurous/ thrill seeking

Chapter 1, Page 9
Bruno and his Evidence(Quote)
activities at home ‘And Bruno liked nothing better than to get on board then banister
at the top floor and slide his way through the house, whooshing
sounds as he went’
‘Down to the ground floor, where you fell off the end of the
banister and had to land flat on you 2 feet or it was five points
against you and you had to start all over again’.

Character analysis
 Mother

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Evidence(Quote)

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Evidence(Quote)

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When Bruno speaks
to Maria
Evidence(Quote)

His mother has always told him that he was to treat Maria
respectfully and not just imitate the way Father spoke to her
(pg.1)

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Evidence(Quote)

Character analysis

Gretel
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Evidence(Quote)

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Evidence(Quote)

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 Evidence(Quote)

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Character analysis

Father
Character Trait
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Condescending
Chapter 2, page 17
Narrator’s description
Evidence(Quote)

…he had always liked Maria and felt as if she was one of the
family, even though Father said she was just a maid and overpaid
at that. Pg 17

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