There was a scene in Jojo rabbit that broke my heart. Jojo was wandering around town and when he came across to the place where people get hanged for trying to help the jews. He found his mum hanged with the other people that tried to make a petition to stop killing the jews. Jojo then ran to his mum crying. He then hugged his mum with pure sadness. The author of this text wanted us to know that family is always important and you have to love them until it is too late to do so.
The second scene was when Jojo tried to be a nazi. In the whole movie, Jojo wanted to be in the Nazi army and he does get in. He did a lot of things that aren't ordinary for a young kid. He learned about knives, guns, and explosives. The author did this to show us what it was like back then for the people who got drafted for the army Hitler army was still a thing.
The biggest scene with the most impact was when Jojo found a Jewish girl living in their basement. The Jewish girl has been adopted by Jojo's parents. For the rest of the movie, Jojo has been fighting with this girl and trying to get some information about her. But when Jojo found out about her and her mom helping her, Jojo decided that he was gonna help her escape and get her to freedom. The characters are structured this way to create tension and mystery to the movie. This will then give the viewers curiosity leading them to watch the whole film.
What does the author of this text want us to know? The author of this film wanted us to know how life was back then especially in the eyes of a german and a jew.
What genre does this text belong to? This movie has a lot of funny scenes and jokes. So I reckon this genre belongs to the Comedy/ War genre.
Why has the author constructed the characters this way? The author of the film did this to create tension and mystery to the movie. Which leads to people wanting to watch the whole film.
What kind of language is used in the text? This text was written in English.
In whose interest is this text? The people that love comedy will be interested in this because the Jojo rabbit has a lot of funny scenes.
What kinds of social realities does the text portray? This text portraits how life was back then when world war existed.
How would the text be different if it were told in another time, place, or culture? If this text was written in a different timeline, there would be more ideas and facts about the war. For example, If this was written in the year 2020, The author would explain more about different guns and things such as gadgets. Which didn't exist until the late 2000's.
How does the text construct a version of reality? This text was written to show life back then when a lot of wars would occur. It shows people dying and people injured as the result of war and land getting blown to pieces by heavy machinery.
