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(150-1) What information do we get that makes the reader start to feel that he is becoming less innocent and more ignorant?
Bruno complains about not being able to wear pyjamas. The people wearing them are killed and he doesn't even notice.
(151-3) What is interesting about the weather and how does it relate to the overall emotion of this stage in the book?
It rains and rain usually symbolises sadness and all these people are dying around them which is sad.
(153) What does Bruno accidentally say to Gretel?
Bruno complains about not being able to wear pyjamas. The people wearing them are killed and he doesn't even notice.
(151-3) What is interesting about the weather and how does it relate to the overall emotion of this stage in the book?
It rains and rain usually symbolises sadness and all these people are dying around them which is sad.
(153) What does Bruno accidentally say to Gretel?
(154-5) Is Bruno able to consider Gretel's feelings? How do you know?
Bruno is able to consider Gretel's feeling. He is able to see that she too is bored at the house and that she also had to leave things behind
(155) What is it that motivates Bruno not to tell Gretel the truth? How does this portray Bruno as being selfish?
He believes that Gretel might 'steal' Shmuel from him. This makes him selfish because he does it for himself
(158) What is it that Bruno realises when he starts recounting what Shmuel tells him? Why do you think that this is when he finally starts to realise what Shmuel is experiencing?
He realises that he wasn't considerate of all the hardships that Shmuel had to endure. It took him so long because his innocence prevented him form seeing the horror
(159) What is ironic and hypocritical about what Gretel tells Bruno regarding imaginary friends?
Bruno is able to consider Gretel's feeling. He is able to see that she too is bored at the house and that she also had to leave things behind
(155) What is it that motivates Bruno not to tell Gretel the truth? How does this portray Bruno as being selfish?
He believes that Gretel might 'steal' Shmuel from him. This makes him selfish because he does it for himself
(158) What is it that Bruno realises when he starts recounting what Shmuel tells him? Why do you think that this is when he finally starts to realise what Shmuel is experiencing?
He realises that he wasn't considerate of all the hardships that Shmuel had to endure. It took him so long because his innocence prevented him form seeing the horror
(159) What is ironic and hypocritical about what Gretel tells Bruno regarding imaginary friends?
It is ironic because she has dolls as imaginary friends and she says imaginary friends are for small boys when she has imaginary friends in her dolls.
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