In the book, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, it was arbitrary for Hitler to force distribute the Jews among concentration camps to be starved and used as slaves, eventually resulting in being gassed to death. In “The Wasteland,” the man and his son were torn apart by society . Their relationship which is supposed to be a loving healthy one, is instead corrupted by personal desire. Similarly, in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the Jews were torn apart from their families under the control of Hitler. In both pieces of literature, families were destroyed because of selfishness. The world can prevent similar events from occurring by maintaining a self-aware environment as well as developing a positive family