Boy in the striped PJ's Chapter 2

• Using quotes, how is the new house described?

The house is described as a big, lonely house in the middle of nowhere where he wont have fun and there will be no one to play with. 'When he closed his eyes, everything around him seemed empty and cold

• How does it compare to the house in Berlin? How is this an example of juxtaposition?

He describes his old house as big and full of life, where people are all happy and there's always something to do where as this house is cold and lonely and quiet and he will be bored

• How is Bruno's reaction and discussion of the new house taken by the other characters? What is ironic about the way people treat Bruno's comments regarding the new house?

They all agree that they would have preferred to stay in Berlin but she knows that she she doesn't have a say in this. The irony is that the older people would try to convince the owner that they want to leave but Bruno is trying to instead

• Do you feel empathetic towards Bruno's new home? Why/why not?