The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The boy in the striped pajamas was set in the past. Why should you care about the issues raised in the book? Should we continue to study this book in grade 7?
We should care about the issues raised in the past to warn the future. When people read this book they develop some kind of understanding and sympathy for Bruno. They understand the means that some people have to put up with to protect their familiy and friends. They understand that some people could not live with the deaths of their friends and families at that time. Though this was set in the future, the story is not so much written to read the story, as to understanding the messages within the book. Only if you are willing to dig in deep and find those hidden messages, should you read this book. It can be appropriate for 7th graders and we can understand the messages, but just as well as 7th graders reading it, older students and adults can still read this book exactly the same way and feel exactly the same after reading it.