Connection to A Midsummer Night's Dream

                Once again I have changed novels from my last post, if you would like to read about it click the link below. It is “The boy in the Striped Pajamas” by John Boyne, and it is about a young boy living in the time of WW2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pyjamas

 

            In my Novel, there is a character named Pavel who is greatly similar to Helena in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Pavel is a waiter who works in Bruno’s household, but has been forced to live in the concentration camp not far away from where Bruno’s family lives. Pavel was a doctor before the war, but has been forced to serve the family. Being in a concentration camp was very hard on him. He was weak, thin, hungry, and could barely do his job because of how little he was getting. Through all the pain and work, he still manages to do as he’s told, and respect everyone around him. Helena is not in this position but has the same type of personality that Pavel has. She is madly in love with Demetrius and it is very painful on her because he does not love her back. She would do anything for him and respects him greatly. As much as she wants to just throw herself at him, she does as she is told. If Demetrius told her to leave him alone for a while, she probably would despite how much it would hurt to.

            Both the characters are experiencing pain, one physically and one mentally, and they both hid it inside and follow their orders. Both of them have such strength not to break down and do what they really want, but they have too much respect and care. Both of them should be acknowledged more for all the trouble they are put through.