126) How would you compare Shmuel's voice to Bruno's? Shmuel is trying to explain why he is there and he to is asking why they had to come to this horrible place, whereas Bruno is questioning him in disbelief. Shmuel does speak more maturely, and Bruno speaks like a little child and speaks ignorantly of what is happening around him.
(128-130) How would you describe the way that Bruno acts and reacts to Shmuel tell his story about coming to the camp? Bruno doesn't really understand why all these things are happening for no reason, which is another example of why Bruno is so ignorant.
(131) When Bruno and Shmuel talk about chocolate how is Bruno portrayed?
(132) Do you think that Bruno understands the situation that Shmuel is in? No, Bruno does not have a clue as to why Shmuel has been sent to this concentration camp, Bruno obviously does not show any interest in current affairs or read newspapers or listen to the radio, otherwise he would understand the situation.
(133) What is ironic about Bruno thinking 'the last think he wanted to do was be unkind to Shmuel'? Because Bruno does not understand about the situation he does not know what side he is on, it is ironic because Bruno's father is practically running the death camp and causing the pain that Shmuel is having. Bruno is not reflecting the negative attitude towards the Jews like so many Germans would have done at the time, a typical German soldier or Nazi supporter would have treated the Jews like dirt and would not care about their feelings.
(133) What is ironic about the statement - 'Bruno was of the opinion that when it came to parents, and especially when it came to sisters, what they didn't know couldn't hurt them.'?
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