Boy in the striped PJ's Chapter 7

1. How is the mother's defence of Herr Roller entirely ironic? He is defending a man who  fought and killed people when there are innocent Jews being killed just behind her house.
2. What role does Kotler represent historically in the novel? (think beyond being a soldier) How happy, innocent men were forced to war and suffered from it for the rest of there lives.
3. What character is Kotler juxtaposed with in this chapter? What effect does it have on understanding each of these characters? Kotlers childhood was  normal and happy without war whereas Bruno's is in the middle of a war and he forced away and unable to have fun and lead a normal child's life.
4. How would you compare the interaction Bruno has with Pavel to all the other interactions Bruno has had with adults?  He treats him as more of an equal, with adults he is very polite but with Pavel he speaks like he would to someone his age.
5. Why is juxtaposition a key technique employed in Holocaust texts? How has it been used in The Boy in the Striped PJ's?  It is always used in holocaust texts because there are the strong, mighty germans and the weak Jews. The Germans are strong and have control over the Jews but also over Bruno.