The boy in the striped pyjamas
Shersy Romero Alvarado
This is a podcast about the book "The boy in the striped pyjamas" written by John Boyne, which is part of a reading project of the ESP-UCR program's Pre-intermediate II course.
Episodes
Chapter nineteen: What happened the next day
Bruno had always thought that on the side where Schmuel lived there was a city with shops, happy families, children playing, but the reality was different.
Chapter eighteen: Thinking up the final adventure
For Bruno it was a chance to have an affair and for Schmuel it was a chance to find his father.
Chapter seventeen: Mother gets her own way
Bruno worried about the health of his mother who took naps every afternoon and she drank a lot of medicinal sherry.
Chapter fifteen: Something he shouldn’t have done
Bruno causes problems to his friend.
Chapter fourteen: Bruno tells a perfectly reasonable lie
Gretel discovers Bruno's secret.
Chapter thirteen: The bottle of wine
Bruno was sad for Pavel when he remembered that he was a doctor and now he was a waiter.
Chapter twelve: Schmuel thinks of an answer to Bruno’s question
Schmuel tells his story.
Chapter eleven: The Fury
Months before they moved home and Bruno’s father was promoted, his family received a visit from the Fury.
Chapter ten: The dot that became a speck that became a blob that became a figure that became a boy
When Bruno was thinking of returning to his home, he saw a boy.
Chapter Nine: Bruno remembers that he used to enjoy exploration
Bruno was lonely and missed playing with other children, but one day he remembered something he used to do alone and was exploring.
Chapter eight: Why grandmother stormed out
Bruno started to miss his grandparents and he remembered that his grandmother liked to sing and play the piano at family parties.
Chapter seven: How mother took credit for something that she hadn’t done
Bruno fell from the swing and suffered a knee injury.
Chapter six: The overpaid maid
Bruno continued to hate his new house and considered that his father had been wrong.
Chapter five: Out of baunds at all times and no exceptions
Bruno’s father had a rule that no one could enter his office if he didn’t have permission.
Chapter four: What they saw through the window
The people they saw from the window of Bruno’s room were children and adults.
Chapter three: The Hopeless Case
Bruno had an older sister named Gretel.
Chapter two: The new house
Bruno wanted to return to Berlin immediately and his mother told him that this would be his home for "the foreseeable future".
Chapter one: Bruno makes a discovery
One day when a boy named Bruno returned from school, he found the maid packing all of Bruno’s belongings.