Blind as a Child

Ive progressed quite a bit in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and Bruno, although he may be oblivious, has been shown to be in a bad situation. He is the son of a Nazi general, in charge of running the dreaded prison camp that Bruno refers to as Out-With. ( I'm guessing you can deduce what the correct name is). Bruno is extremely bored in his new surroundings, escpecially with the lack of friends, when all of a sudden an unlikely answer to his prayers is found strolling along a barbed wire fence. Bruno meets a young Jew boy named Schmuel and they become instant friends. Although Bruno really has no idea what his friendship might seem like to the rest of the country, to him Schmuel is the nicest (and skinniest) boy he's ever met. Ever since their first meeting Bruno has walked down the metal fence in his backyard to see Schmuel every day. This book is a clean cut illustration of the innocence of children, and how sometimes their innocence is wisdom.