- The initial paragraph frames Brunos state of mine by mentioning his realization that he won't be returning to Berlin for the foreseeable future or seeing karl, daniel or martin either. But he was beginning to not be so unhappy at his new home.
(136) What does the question Bruno asks Maria show about his development?
- The question Bruno asks Maria shows that Bruno is developing thoughtfulness of other people despite what other think or who they are. quote: " .... but when I hurt it, Pavel was the only grown up around and he brought me in here and cleaned it and washed it and put the green ointment on it, which stung but I suppose it made it better and then he bandaged it."
(137) What is important about Maria's reaction to Bruno's question?
- She reacts seriously and decides to tell Bruno a secret about who Pavel really was.
(138) Why does Bruno want to tell Shmuel about Pavel? What does this highlight about Bruno's understanding of what is going on?
- He decides to tell Shmuel about pavel because ' he's from his side of the fence' and he's from Poland. this shows that Bruno still knows little about what is going on because as Shmuel said that the majority of the people on his side of the fence were from Poland and that there were thousands of people on his side of the fence
(140) What do the boys argue about? Who does Bruno defend? Who is right/wrong? Why?
- They argue over whether soldier are good or bad. Bruno is defending his father because he wants to be like him when he is older. Bruno is wrong because he doesn't know what his father is really doing as a soldier because he assumes that he is doing the right thing because he is Bruno's dad.
(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?
-Shmuel says ' you don't know what it is like here ' Bruno replies and says ' You don't have any sisters do you?' because Bruno is afraid of knowing the truth about the area and he assumes it is going to be really bad, being the reason why he answer with another question. This shows that Bruno does have some idea of what is going on and Auschwitz.
(141) What connection do the boys have regarding Lt. Kotler?
- They both hate Lt Kotler, Bruno hates him because he thinks he is arrogant and always talk to his sister and Shmuel hates him because he is a soldier.
(142) What has changed in the the way Bruno sees Pavel?
-Bruno feels sympathetic towards him because he recognizes his deterioration and see's him shaking all the time, with no colour left in his face and slightly teary.
(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?
- Bruno says the his family at the dinner table that he hates history because it is boring. Bruno's father gets veyr cross with him because he works for Hitler, insulting German history to him is like insulting Hitler. Bruno's fathers character is reflected by is cross reaction and pointing the knife towards Bruno as he explains himself.
(145) We learn Lt. Kotler's first name - 'Kurt'. What is it about the sounds in his full name that are important? 'Kurt Kotler'
- His name also sounds perfect and rolls off the tounge easily, which also shows what Kotler's personality is like.
(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?
-We learn that Kotler's father left for Germany. Bruno's father is curious as to why he left during Germanies most powerful times. Bruno's father mentions that Kotler's father could of been a coward of disagreed with government policy.
(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 accidentally drops the wine bottle on Kotler. It is not exact but assumed that Kotler shoots Pavel on the spot. Everyone goes quiet, Gretel face goes pale and Bruno couldn't look. Bruno decides that he shouldn't disagree with everyone and that he should keep his mouth shut. Through history, this shows how insane the nazi's were and how strict and prefect they had to be.
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