Boy in the Striped PJ's Chapter 5- Out of Bounds at All Times No Exceptions

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?
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? This shows that the Nazis are focused purely on the recreation and greatness of Germany, they are ignorant of what they destroy in the proscess.
3. How does Bruno's father speak to him? Give an example to support your answer. Brunos father was speaking to him as if he was a child and that  he cannot make proper descisions, he is continuously making bruno feel isolated from the rest of the family, like he is the only one who does not like the house.
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 is recognizing how horrible and boring the place is while father is saying how sometimes people just need to do things they dont want to do, and that his job is very important to Nazi Germany and the Fury.
5. How does the father rationalise every concern that Bruno has?  He says he was once a sall boy who was just like him.
6. What is ironic about what the father says when he comes around the desk and talks to Bruno about his childhood? He discusses how he was once a young boy and had to do things that he didnt want to do, but his father said that it will make it better for everybody so he would just do it.
7. Do you think that the father really cares about Bruno? He does, otherwise father would not even bother explaining to bruno why they were there, Bruno is also spoken to better than the soldiers and he is delighted to see him when bruno meets him in his office. Why/why not?
8. Do you think that Bruno understands what he is saying when he says 'Heil Hitler!'? No, Bruno does not understand what is going on or why father moved to this new place, he is ignorant of all the death that is occuring just miles away and his focused only on his comfort and how he feels. He just thinks it is another way of saying goodbye.
9. How is juxtaposition used in Bruno's description of their boarding the train to Auschwitz?
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?