In Language Arts class, we read a book called "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." It's about a Jewish boy, Schmuel, in a concentration camp during World War II and a German boy called Bruno, whose father is the commandant of the camp. The two boys become friends even though they are separated by a barbed wire fence. It has a tragic ending, because both boys are mixed up in a death march and are gassed.
For the final assignment, our teacher allowed us to create our own project as our final reflection on the reading assignment. My friend Sebastian and I created this design that represents the two characters' friendship despite being on either side of the fence at Auschwitz. We decided to turn the design into a handmade print for each student in the class as a reminder to always stand up against injustice and prejudice.
