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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas : WORKSHEET FOR CHAPTER 15 Instructions:

Analyse the two extracts from Chapter 15 and fill in the table below each extract. EXTRACT 1 Chapter 15: Something He Shouldnt Have Done (Pages 171-172) 'You have been eating,' insisted Lieutenant Kotler. 'Did you steal something from that fridge?' Shmuel opened his mouth and closed it. He opened it again and tried to find words, but there were none. He looked towards Bruno, his eyes pleading for help. 'Answer me!' shouted Lieutenant Kotler. 'Did you steal something from that fridge? 'No, sir. He gave it to me,' said Shmuel, tears welling up in his eyes as he threw a sideways glance at Bruno. 'He's my friend,' he added. 'Your...?' began Lieutenant Kotler, looking across at Bruno in confusion. He hesitated. 'What do you mean he's your friend?' he asked. 'Do you know this boy, Bruno? Bruno's mouth dropped open and he tried to remember the way you used your mouth if you wanted to say the word 'yes'. He'd never seen anyone look so terrified as Shmuel did at that moment and he wanted to say the right thing to make things better, but then he realized that he couldn't; because he was feeling just as terrified himself. 'Do you know this boy?' repeated Kotler in a louder voice. 'Have you been talking to the prisoners? 'I... he was here when I came in,' said Bruno. 'He was cleaning glasses.' 'That's not what I asked you,' said Kotler. 'Have you seen him before? Have you talked to him? Why does he say you're his friend? Bruno wished he could run away. He hated Lieutenant Kotler, but he was advancing on him now and all Bruno could think of was the afternoon when he had seen him shooting a dog and the evening when Pavel had made him so angry that he'Tell me, Bruno!' shouted Kotler, his face growing red. 'I won't ask you a third time. 'I've never spoken to him,' said Bruno immediately. 'I've never seen him before in my life. I don't know him.'
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1. I think the scene looks like what Ive drawn in the box on the right:

2. My responses below show my analysis of the scene and what I think the analysis says about Bruno and Shmuels friendship: Chapter 15 Guiding Questions Your Answers to Guiding Questions What does this say about their friendship at this point of time?

Position and angle of body Facial expression Use of props/ setting

Are they standing or sitting down? Are they facing each other? Do they appear tensed or relaxed? What emotions are portrayed?

Thoughts

Are there any props present? What is the setting like? Are they important and what do they symbolise? What are they thinking but not saying at that moment?

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EXTRACT 2 Chapter 15: Something He Shouldnt Have Done (Page 175) 'Well, I am sorry about last week,' said Bruno. 'I hate that Lieutenant Kotler. He thinks he's in charge but he isn't.' He hesitated for a moment, not wanting to get sidetracked. He felt that he should say it one last time and really mean it. 'I'm very sorry, Shmuel,' he said in a clear voice. 'I can't believe I didn't tell him the truth. I've never let a friend down like that before. Shmuel, I'm ashamed of myself.' And when he said that, Shmuel smiled and nodded and Bruno knew that he was forgiven, and then Shmuel did something that he had never done before. He lifted the bottom of the fence up like he did whenever Bruno brought him food, but this time he reached his hand out and held it there, waiting until Bruno did the same, and then the two boys shook hands and smiled at each other. It was the first time they had ever touched.

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1. I think the scene looks like what Ive drawn in the box on the right:

2. My responses below show my analysis of the scene and what I think the analysis says about Bruno and Shmuels friendship: Chapter 15 Guiding Questions Your Answers to Guiding Questions What does this say about their friendship at this point of time?

Position and angle of body Facial expression Use of props/ setting

Are they standing or sitting down? Are they facing each other? Do they appear tensed or relaxed? What emotions are portrayed?

Thoughts

Are there any props present? What is the setting like? Are they important and what do they symbolise? What are they thinking but not saying at that moment?

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Suggested answers: Extract 1: Chapter 15 Guiding Questions Your Answers to Guiding Questions LK is towering above Bruno who is looking up at LK; Shmuel is looking at Bruno. LK: anger Bruno: fear, sadness, regret, ashamed Shmuel: fear, sadness, betrayal Glasses What does this say about their friendship at this point of time? Fear causes Bruno to deny knowing Shmuel/ their friendship is not strong enough to overcome fear/ Bruno cares more about himself than Shmuel here, but regrets his denial immediately after. He believes his friendship should have been strong enough to enable him to face up to LK.

1. Positioning and angle Are they standing or sitting down? of body Are they facing each other? Do they appear tensed or relaxed? 2. Facial expression What emotions are portrayed?

3. Use of props

Are there any props present? If yes, are they important and what do they symbolise? What are they thinking but not saying at that moment?

4. Thoughts

LK: Horrid boy Bruno: I dont want to lie and I want to save Shmuel but Im too afraid of LK. Shmuel: Please, save me.

Extract 2: Chapter 15 Guiding Questions Your Answers to Guiding Questions What does this say about their friendship at this point of time? Despite the betrayal, they are able to forgive each other and become friends again. The fence is still there separating them, but the fact that they are touching now and the fact that there is a gap beneath shows that the boundary between them is gradually getting dissolved.

1. Positioning and angle Are they standing or sitting down? of body Are they facing each other? Do they appear tensed or relaxed? 2. Facial expression 3. Use of props What emotions are portrayed? Are there any props present? If yes, what do you think the props symbolise?

Sitting, facing each other on opposite sides of the fence, shaking hands Forgiveness, happiness Fence, separation, boundary, but the gap beneath it shows how the boundary can be crossed. Bruno: Im glad you forgave me, Ill never do that to you again. Shmuel: I forgive you.

4. Thoughts

What are they thinking but not saying at that moment?