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What does Bruno see when he looks out of the window What does Bruno think it is?
Through the glass window, Bruno sees the prisoners and buildings of Auschwitz—and the more he looks, the more he wants to understand what they’re doing and who they are.
What question did Bruno want to phrase just right for Shmuel?
He wanted to phrase the question just right. ‘why are there so many people on that side of the fence?’ He asked. ‘And what are you all doing there?”
What do you think Bruno’s father means when he says that the people on the other side of the fence are not people at all?
don’t matter
When Bruno’s father says the people on the other side of the fence are not people at all, he means that they don’t matter. He tells Bruno, “You have nothing whatsoever in common with them” (53). He does not care about any of them.
What does Bruno have to say about the striped pajamas?
What does Bruno have to say about the striped pyjamas? He doesn’t know why they wear them everyday and ask if he has any other clothes. then he says that he doesn’t even like stripes.
What makes Bruno think they aren’t looking at the countryside?
Bruno says that it can’t be the countryside because there are no animals. Gretel admits that it cannot be a farm, which means they are not in the countryside. As they sit on Bruno’s bed, they notice that there are thousands of people moving around and standing in groups.
What was Bruno’s last words?
And unlike Galileo, he not only didn’t fear torture and death, but his last words on the subject —literally his last words on the subject, (spoken to his tormentors just after they had sentenced him)— were defiant: “Perhaps you who pronounce my sentence are in greater fear than I who receive it.”
Who wrote the boy in the striped pajamas?
John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas/Authors
John Boyne’s novel ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ was first published in 2006 and adapted into a best-selling film two years later.
What are Bruno’s thoughts?
He is basically told that this town is just another place for the family to live. Being a young boy of eight, Bruno wants to know everything about the area around his home, and being the curious boy that he is, he goes exploring.
What does schmuel get a black eye for?
Even after seeing the brutal beating of Pavel by Kotler, Bruno does not (or does not want to) infer that a soldier causes Shmuel’s black eye. Instead, he draws from his own experience and life of relative luxury, and thinks it is perhaps a schoolyard bully who caused the injury.
How old is Bruno in the boy in the Striped Pajamas?
The protagonist and narrator, at the start of the novel Bruno is a nine-year-old boy living in Berlin during World War II. His Father, a Nazi officer, then moves the family to Auschwitz, Poland.
What are some quotes from the book The boy in the Striped Pyjamas?
Quotes from the book 1 “We should have never let the fury come to dinner,”. (Pg 40) This is said by Bruno’s mother. 2 “Those people… Well, they’re not people at all, Bruno,”. (Pg 53) This is Bruno’s father that is saying this to him, when he asks about the people in the ‘farm.’ 3 ‘Nothing at all?’ 4 ‘Well, I found you.’”.
How is imagery used in boy in striped pajamas?
Imagery- In chapter 2 when Bruno describes the city where he used to live he uses the terms “colorful shop fronts” and the “leeks and vegetable spilling out of the stalls”. These descriptions gives the reader a thorough description of not just the environment but also of how much Bruno missed the way the city made him feel.
What does the father say to Bruno in the boy in the striped?
“Ah, those people,” said Father, nodding his head and smiling slightly. “Those people…well, they’re not people at all, Bruno.” “Bruno, if you have any sense at all, you will stay quiet and concentrate on your schoolwork and do whatever your father tells you. We must all just keep ourselves safe until this is all over.