Boy in Striped PJ's- Chapter 1

Bruno's Voice, introduction of characters, and victims

• Describe Bruno's voice. Give examples to support. Bruno's voice is demanding and controlling like his father but he tries to always be polite and respect everyone like his mother tells him. "‘What are you doing?’ he asked in as polite a tone as he could muster, for although he wasn’t happy to come home and find someone going through his possessions". This indicates that Bruno's voice has meaning in it and always wants to know things that are bothering him but tries to stay polite which indicates that he changes between his mother and father. 

• What characters are introduced? Describe each and give examples to support.
•  The first character to be introduced is Bruno who is a small, German boy whose family is very rich and his farther is a Nazi. He always wants to know whatever bothers him and he likes to keep the things that are close to him hidden and private. 
• The second character which is introduced is Maria and she is one of the maids who takes care of the house. She is a nice and kind women who isn't always given the respect she deserves by Bruno. 
• The third character is Bruno's  mother. She is a tall women with long red hair who has a kind and caring personality but doesn't like people to be rude to her. 

• Who are presented as victims in this chapter and what are the victims of? Do you think that it is fair to consider them victims? The victims in this chapter are Bruno and the mother who don not have any power in the house and have to go away from their home and live somewhere else because the father has somewhere to go with his job. I think that is fair to say that they are victims because none of them wanted to move or decided to move and they are also forced into going otherwise they wouldn't see their father again.

• Irony is an important element of the story. How is it used here in the first chapter? Give examples to support your answer. Dramatic irony is used in this chapter as we know more than Bruno does about his father and where they will probably going. This gives us a bit more information on how much Bruno is in the dark about his fathers job and where are they going.

• How is the setting presented in this chapter? The setting is presented as the house is described through the banister as it goes throughout the whole house. Bruno likes to slide down the banister through all the floors which are described as if you were sliding down the banister.