Boy in the striped PJ's chapter 5

1. What does it say that we only actually meet the father in the book in Chapter 5 even though he is the one causing much of the action in the book? It makes the father seem a bit mysterious, because he had done so much in the book so far, moving house, bringing the fury in, though we haven't really had a good description of him yet. As well as a mysterious feel, if it wasn't for him then Bruno wouldn't have had to move and none of the complications for Bruno wouldn't have happened
2. the mother says: ‘We should have never let the Fury come to dinner. Some people and their determination to get ahead.’ What theme does this introduce regarding the role of ambition and causing harm? That the fury, even though they really haven't done anything against there family, has still caused pain and disappointment.
3. How does Bruno's father speak to him? Give an example to support your answer.
4. How would you compare the way Bruno speaks about the world to his father's? Do they both comment about what is going on around them the same? Bruno sort of speaks the same way as his father, since he says that he wants something and the way he demands for it.But they both relate to one another's point of view.
5. How does the father rationalise every concern that Bruno has? Yes, an example of this is when Bruno says 'i want to go home' and his father replies with 'home is where the family is'. it makes Bruno seem that his father isn't really listing what he wants and is ignoring his main concern.
6. What is ironic about what the father says when he comes around the desk and talks to Bruno about his childhood? He says tho make the best out of a bad situation, like when his father said to him to do so. It is ironic because he is saying to do the right thing when he is working for the Nazi's and killing Jews
7. Do you think that the father really cares about Bruno? Why/why not? I think he does care for Bruno, but he doesn't really pay attention about his feelings or his thoughts because he is just a kid.
8. Do you think that Bruno understands what he is saying when he says 'Heil Hitler!'? No, because he doesn't really know what the situation is, why they moved to out-with and if he did, he may have paid more attention
9. How is juxtaposition used in Bruno's description of their boarding the train to Auschwitz? He was sitting in an opened space carriage, thinking that it was bad but when people don't have the luxury of that, all being cramped in one carriage, where there's no room, sort of like the juxtaposition of the house in Berlin and Out-with
10. What is Bruno's reason for not saying anything to the Jews on the crowded train? How is this a representation of the greater German population?