Chapter 5 Questions

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? We only really meet the father in chapter 5 because he is becoming more of the story and we find out more about what he does

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? It introduces the theme of harm because Hitler was an evil man that was in-charge of the murder of 1 million Jews. and because he came to dinner his dad is now in charge of the concentration camp

How does Bruno's father speak to him? Give an example to support your answer. Bruno's father speaks to Bruno like he's is a very perfect man and that treats his son like he is a soldier but he is only nine and Bruno doesn't under stand EG "He opened the door and Father called him back in for a moment, standing up and raising an eyebrow as if he'd forgotten something... Heil Hitler he said"

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 speaks to his father like a innocent boy but his dad speaks to him like he is a soldier. Yes they both comment about how buys the house now is with all the soldiers there.

How does the father rationalise every concern that Bruno has? Father rationalists every concern Bruno has by saying it is what it is and has to be done.

What is ironic about what the father says when he comes around the desk and talks to Bruno about his childhood? Whats ironic about what the father says to Bruno and how he stands behind bruno, about his childhood is that it sounds like he's making the story up and that bruno is very lucky to be where he is right now.

Do you think that the father really cares about Bruno? Why/why not? I do not think that father really care about bruno that much but that he cares about his job more than his family and that his job always comes first over his family

Do you think that Bruno understands what he is saying when he says 'Heil Hitler!'? No and it even says in the book that he doesn't understand it, he just assumes it means goodbye have a nice day.

How is juxtaposition used in Bruno's description of their boarding the train to Auschwitz? Juxtaposition is used by having the Jews in one train and the non Jews in the other. The non Jew train had seats to sit on, a very comfortable train ride where as the Jew train would have been uncomfortable with people standing and all crammed in

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?
Bruno's reason for not saying anything to the Jews on the crowded train is because it would make Gretel angry at him. this is a representation of the greater german population because during the war no-one in germany wanted to have anything to do or speak to them.