1. How does the initial paragraph frame Bruno's state of mind? Bruno's state of mind has changed because he comes to realize that in the foreseeable future he wont be going home and he has stopped complaining about the house he's staying in.
2. What does the question Bruno asks Maria show about his development? Bruno asks if Pavel is a waiter or a doctor. This development is important because when he gets information given to him, he doesn't ignore it he takes it in and uses it which separates him from the average Nazi
3. What is important about Maria's reaction to Bruno's question? Its important because it gives another point of view for the story and shows that even though they are Jews, they have pasts as well
4. Why does Bruno want to tell Shmuel about Pavel? What does this highlight about Bruno's understanding of what is going on? Bruno wants to tell Shmuel about Pavel because he wants to know if they are related or they know of each other, and highlights that Bruno realizes that before the Jews came to the camp they had pasts and jobs as well.
5. What do the boys argue about? Who does Bruno defend? Who is right/wrong? Why? They argue about the soldiers and Bruno's father, if there mean or nice. Bruno defends his father because in Bruno's eyes he is good. Neither is wrong or right. They both think there right because of there view on the world but smuel would be the one who's right in our view.
6. 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? Bruno is starting to see that what is happening to Shmuel is bad, and that he doesn't really want to find out because he probably wont like it
7. What connection do the boys have regarding Lt. Kotler? They both dislike him and he treats them both like kids.
8. What has changed in the the way Bruno sees Pavel? Bruno begins to notice Pavel as a person and that he has been treated badly and that he is looking very bad latley.
9. 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's father's way of eating is described as 'attacking a leg of lamb' which shows the way in which he approaches things in his life. Not only did he 'attack' his food but he also pointed with a knife and shrugged his shoulders which are both rude.
10. We learn Lt. Kotler's first name - 'Kurt'. What is it about the sounds in his full name that are important? 'Kurt Kotler'.The use of alliteration gives the impression that Kurt is the perfect nazi, with his blonde hair and blue eyes.
11. 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 a very important fact about Kotler which is that his father is a teacher who moved out of Germany to Switzerland in 1938. His father feels insulted that Kurts father isn't as patriotic as the rest of Germany
12. 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 drops the wine bottle and spills it on Kurt which breaks the tension, makes the children cry and makes Bruno realize that he should not do anything really bad or he will get shouted at like Pavel did from Kurt or his dad. It has the irony that the Germans are screaming at the Jews like they are to waiters, meaning that the Germans are always mean to everyone.
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