(134) How does the initial paragraph frame Bruno's state of mind?
That he'd given up hope of ever leaving out with
(136) What does the question Bruno asks Maria show about his development?
He's starting to grow up and mature and start to ask questions about life.
(137) What is important about Maria's reaction to Bruno's question?
That he'd given up hope of ever leaving out with
(136) What does the question Bruno asks Maria show about his development?
He's starting to grow up and mature and start to ask questions about life.
(137) What is important about Maria's reaction to Bruno's question?
It means that there is something about Pavel that we don't know about.
(138) Why does Bruno want to tell Shmuel about Pavel? What does this highlight about Bruno's understanding of what is going on?
(138) Why does Bruno want to tell Shmuel about Pavel? What does this highlight about Bruno's understanding of what is going on?
He wants to tell him because Pavel is from Poland and lives on Shmuels side of the fence. Bruno's starting to understand the differences between the perople on either sides of the fence but still doesn't understand why they are there he thought Shmuel would surely no him as they bpoth came from Poland.
(140) What do the boys argue about? Who does Bruno defend? Who is right/wrong? Why?
The boys argue about what they want to become when they grow up. Shmuel want to work in a zoo because he likes animals and Bruno wants to be a soldier like his dad. Shmuel believes the soldiers are bad and Bruno disagrees with him. Bruno defends his father because he is his father and Shmuel told him that his father was bad, naturally he would defend his father. Shmuel is right though. Bruno only sees the emacualte outer shell of the german soldier. He doesn't see what soldiers actually do whereas Shmuel has experienced first hand what the soldiers do. Again Bruno's innonence is portrayed unlike Shmuel who lost his innonence when he came to the concentration camp.
(140) Shmuel says 'You don't know what it's like here.' and Bruno reacts by saying 'You don't have any sisters, do you?' He says this to avoid an answer to Shmuel. What does this show about Bruno's understanding of what is happening?
He's showing ignorance becuse he doesn't want to to about anything bad that his father does or what happens on the other side of the fence. It shows that he is starting to understand bits of it but not enough for him to fully comprehend.
(141) What connection do the boys have regarding Lt. Kotler?
Lt. Kotler is almost like a family friend for Bruno, someone who works for his father. Shmuel knows him too but as the person who obviously tortures and kills his people.
(142) What has changed in the the way Bruno sees Pavel?
He sees him diffirently now. When he looks at him now he wonders about his life before he became their waiter. He is no longer just the waiter. Bruno is humanising him more.
(143) What important words are used to describe the way the father eats and addresses Bruno? What makes them important? How do they relate to the scene and the father as a character?
He attacks his food but speaks very formally to Bruno. It represents the father and the commandant. The emaculate officer and the ambitous Nazi.
(145) We learn Lt. Kotler's first name - 'Kurt'. What is it about the sounds in his full name that are important? 'Kurt Kotler'
Kurt sounds like hurt. He might have been hurt in someway that could relate to his father.
(146-7) What do we learn about Kotler's father? What is Bruno's father's reaction/suggestion regarding Kotler's father leaving Germany for Switzerland?
That he had a very good career in a powerful country and decded to leave it at the time Hitler came to power. This makes Bruno's father very suspicious.
(148) What happens to break the tension at the dinner table? What does Kotler do and what are everyone's reactions? What does Bruno decide regarding disagreeing with anyone anymore after seeing what happens to Kotler? What does this relate to historically in regards to the Nazis?
Pavel is called over and he spills wine onto Kotler's lap. Kotler "gets angry" and proberly beats Pavel. Everyone sits there and doesn't stop him. Bruno realises that the wrong things said could get him or other people in trouble. This reflects back on Maria's warning earlier in the book about keeping his mouth shut and not sticking his head into trouble. This behaviour is how the Nazis acted, when miniscule things didn't go as planned they would react violently.
(140) What do the boys argue about? Who does Bruno defend? Who is right/wrong? Why?
The boys argue about what they want to become when they grow up. Shmuel want to work in a zoo because he likes animals and Bruno wants to be a soldier like his dad. Shmuel believes the soldiers are bad and Bruno disagrees with him. Bruno defends his father because he is his father and Shmuel told him that his father was bad, naturally he would defend his father. Shmuel is right though. Bruno only sees the emacualte outer shell of the german soldier. He doesn't see what soldiers actually do whereas Shmuel has experienced first hand what the soldiers do. Again Bruno's innonence is portrayed unlike Shmuel who lost his innonence when he came to the concentration camp.
(140) Shmuel says 'You don't know what it's like here.' and Bruno reacts by saying 'You don't have any sisters, do you?' He says this to avoid an answer to Shmuel. What does this show about Bruno's understanding of what is happening?
He's showing ignorance becuse he doesn't want to to about anything bad that his father does or what happens on the other side of the fence. It shows that he is starting to understand bits of it but not enough for him to fully comprehend.
(141) What connection do the boys have regarding Lt. Kotler?
Lt. Kotler is almost like a family friend for Bruno, someone who works for his father. Shmuel knows him too but as the person who obviously tortures and kills his people.
(142) What has changed in the the way Bruno sees Pavel?
He sees him diffirently now. When he looks at him now he wonders about his life before he became their waiter. He is no longer just the waiter. Bruno is humanising him more.
(143) What important words are used to describe the way the father eats and addresses Bruno? What makes them important? How do they relate to the scene and the father as a character?
He attacks his food but speaks very formally to Bruno. It represents the father and the commandant. The emaculate officer and the ambitous Nazi.
(145) We learn Lt. Kotler's first name - 'Kurt'. What is it about the sounds in his full name that are important? 'Kurt Kotler'
Kurt sounds like hurt. He might have been hurt in someway that could relate to his father.
(146-7) What do we learn about Kotler's father? What is Bruno's father's reaction/suggestion regarding Kotler's father leaving Germany for Switzerland?
That he had a very good career in a powerful country and decded to leave it at the time Hitler came to power. This makes Bruno's father very suspicious.
(148) What happens to break the tension at the dinner table? What does Kotler do and what are everyone's reactions? What does Bruno decide regarding disagreeing with anyone anymore after seeing what happens to Kotler? What does this relate to historically in regards to the Nazis?
Pavel is called over and he spills wine onto Kotler's lap. Kotler "gets angry" and proberly beats Pavel. Everyone sits there and doesn't stop him. Bruno realises that the wrong things said could get him or other people in trouble. This reflects back on Maria's warning earlier in the book about keeping his mouth shut and not sticking his head into trouble. This behaviour is how the Nazis acted, when miniscule things didn't go as planned they would react violently.
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