Chapter 12: Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question

(126) How would you compare Shmuel's voice to Bruno's?
He seems a bit more sophisticated than Bruno. He also understands more than Bruno. He has lost his innocence.
(128-130) How would you describe the way that Bruno acts and reacts to Shmuel tell his story about coming to the camp?

He doesn't really react in anyway. He seems to miss the meaning behind the story and is more interested in the symbol Shmuel talks about than what happened to him.

(131) When Bruno and Shmuel talk about chocolate how is Bruno portrayed?

Bruno is portrayed as a greedy child.

(132) Do you think that Bruno understands the situation that Shmuel is in?

He has no idea the situation Shmuel is in he wonders whether he could come for dinner one night. He has no idea that Shmuel is a prisoner and can't come to his side of the fence.

(133) What is ironic about Bruno thinking 'the last think he wanted to do was be unkind to Shmuel'?

He has already been unking to Shmuel. Every day Shmuel sees bruno and listens to him talk about his life. He never brings him food and does not see that Shmuel is starving. he hasn't tried once to help Shmuel in any way. He has only used him as a means for a friend as he doesn't have any.

(133) What is ironic about the statement - 'Bruno was of the opinion that when it came to parents, and especially when it came to sisters, what they didn't know couldn't hurt them.'?

The jews didn't know what was going to happen when they got on the trains and it ended up killing them. It is also the opposite. His parents do know about Jews and the children don't.