Characterization
-Speech
-Actions
- Thoughts
This allows you to describe the character more vividly and allows the audience to imagine what it looks like.
Characteristics of a Fable
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Examples from
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Teaches a moral
| Bruno was obedient to his mother by listening to her rules and stop interrupting whenever she said so. Hence, Bruno's respect and obedience are morals that we should follow too. |
Main characters are broadly drawn
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Even though Bruno and Shmuel are from different countries and races, they are still buddies no matter what differences they have. They had a strong friendship as Bruno and Shumel would everyday be at the fence to talk and eat with each other especially for Bruno, as he was so concern for Shmuel that he risked his life to enter the camp to find Shmuel's father.
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One character displays a flaw that leads to a downfall
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Bruno had a hobby as a discoverer. Back at Berlin, he was overwhelmed with curiosity that he would explore secret rooms and places in their neighbourhood. However, "curiosity kills the cat" and Bruno who was the cat in the idiom was killed in one of the gas chambers due to unfortunate adventure with Shumel at the concentration camp to help find his father.
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Highlights what makes us human
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Bruno had humanity because he was kind enough to bring as much as he can to give to Shumel as he was hungry. Despite their secret and dangerous friendship, both of them still talked and played together as brothers even though Shumel was a jew and he is a german. They were really determined to help one another in times of need.
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Characteristics of a Fable
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Examples from
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Teaches a moral
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Bruno had shown good character when conversing with his mother. This helps us to understand how we should respect our elder ones and be more polite.
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Main characters are broadly drawn
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Bruno and Shmuel were drawn together initially because of the fact that Shmuel was the only child he could play with other than his sister. The fact that they had a lot of differences did not matter because gradually they cared for each other like siblings.
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One character displays a flaw that leads to a downfall
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Bruno has a strong sense of adventure and exploring but that led to his death after the desire to explore the other side with Shmuel to look for his father
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Highlights what makes us human
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Ans: Bruno was had humanity. Despite the differences between Shmuel and Bruno, Bruno still brings Shmuel food and talk to Shmuel. Bruno did not care if Shmuel was a jew or not unlike Gretel or Lieutenant Kotler.
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Language Features
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Examples
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Descriptive phrases
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Checking me out with his big, goofy, lopsided eyes
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Tense
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Past tense e.g.”They were talking”
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Dialogue
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“Would you come out?” I shouted
“We’re trapped! The door’s stuck!”
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Adjectives
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Frigid air, psychotic pug.
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Conjunctions
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Quite suddenly, Just then
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Mental processes (thoughts of the protagonist)
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Things like ‘Better than you’, or ‘Contemplating World Dominance’ or ‘Shove off’
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Themes
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Characters and Specific Examples
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Prejudice and Discrimination
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1. The Nazi Germans discriminated the Jewish citizen for their beliefs and treated them cruelly.
2. ‘Hey you!’ He shouted, then adding a word that Bruno did not
understand. ‘Come here, you— ‘He said that word again, and something about the harsh sound of it made Bruno look away and feel ashamed to be part of this at all.” (Page 75)
3. He thought he was superior compared to Pavel.
4. We should treat everyone with respect.
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Childhood and Innocence
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Characters that display childhood and innocence are Bruno and Shumel.
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Obedience and Conformity
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Pavel is obedience to Ralph Hoess. He listen to whatever Ralph Hoess ask him to do.
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Humanity
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Bruno is kind towards Pavel and Shmuel and often bring food to Shmuel.
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Friendship and Loyalty
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Bruno
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