The Theme of the story “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” is that wherever you go if you are kind you can always make loyal friends. The soldiers are really mean to the people on the other side of the fence and keep them hostage. For example they make them wear striped pajamas wich were never washed and if the people dont listen to the soldiers they get punishments and get hurt, they treat the people like trash. The soldiers dont have any friends they just work together for their job and money. The bad thing caused the punishment because the soldiers dont talk or hangout all they do is be mean and treat the people like trash, they don’t even let them talk to other people, and thats why they dont have any friends. If the soldiers weren’t so mean and keep them hostage they could have had a normal life and have friends and actually be nice. The main Character Bruno when he meets shmuel he see’s him beat up with inguries. Then after they meet each other, the next day Bruno brought some food with him everyday fro Shmuel and gave it to him because he was starving and they don't have any actual good food in the other side of the fence. The reward is that Bruno has friends and can talk to someone and there is someone he could rely on. The main character was nice and when he came to Outwith he was lonely and was bored and when he met shmuel he was nice and gave him food and then they kept talking to eachother everyday and became best friends for life, and this is why Bruno is good at making friends and helping them. If Bruno was super mean, then he would still be lonely and have no friends. So this is why if you be nice it doesn't matter where you go you can get loyal friends no matter what.