1. How does the initial paragraph frame Bruno's state of mind? His state of mind is changing to what it use to be due to him talking to Shmuel all the time and not caring or complaining about not being back in Berlin.
2. What does the question Bruno asks Maria show about his development? Bruno asks Maria if Pavel use to be a doctor like he said or is a waiter for the family which shows his development about understanding what people say and if he doesn't understand he doesn't try and be ignorant about it but goes and finds out.
3. What is important about Maria's reaction to Bruno's question? It is important as it shows us what Maria thinks of Pavel and all the other Jews and it is also important as it shows us whose side she is on (Nazis or non-Nazis)
4. Why does Bruno want to tell Shmuel about Pavel? What does this highlight about Bruno's understanding of what is going on? Bruno wants to tell Shmuel about Pavel to see if he knows Pavel at all. This highlights Bruno's understanding of what is going as he understands that many of the people who are on the other side of the fence are from Poland and they use to have different jobs before they came to Auschwitz.
5. What do the boys argue about? Who does Bruno defend? Who is right/wrong? Why? The two boys argue about if there are any good or bad soldiers where Bruno says there are some good soldiers and some bad where Shmuel says there are only bad soldiers. Bruno defends his father saying that he is a good soldier as he wears a nice uniform and everyone calls him Commandant.
I believe that they are both right as there are good and bad soldiers depending on what side of the war or any war you are on. So if you were a proud German Nazis you would believe that the Nazis soldiers are amazing and the best soldiers there are and that the enemies such as the British soldiers are bad as they are trying to defeat the Nazis.
6. Shmuel says 'You don't know what it's like here.' and Bruno reacts by saying 'You don't have any sisters, do you?' He says this to avoid an answer to Shmuel. What does this show about Bruno's understanding of what is happening? This shows that Bruno is gradually starting to understand what is happening on the other side of the fence and in the world at the time and has a lot of information to put the puzzle together but is to ignorant and selfish to do so as he is only worrying about himself and doesn't want to get involved in something that is bad which his father and country is involved in.
7. What connection do the boys have regarding Lt. Kotler? The boys connections to Lt. Kotler are that they are both frightened by Lt. Kotler and they both believe that he is a bully and a mean person.
8. What has changed in the the way Bruno sees Pavel? Bruno notices everything that Pavel does when he is around such as when Pavel is the waiter for the family which Bruno never use to take much notice on but he now does noticing every slight detail of what Pavel does and looks like over a weekly basis.
9. What important words are used to describe the way the father eats and addresses Bruno? What makes them important? How do they relate to the scene and the father as a character? Father eats as if he is killing something quote "attacking a leg of lamb" and he points at Bruno with a knife and shrugs his shoulders at him which are both bad habits. This makes them important because it shows how Father is in charge of everyone and no rules apply to him besides the ones that are set by the Furer.
10. We learn Lt. Kotler's first name - 'Kurt'. What is it about the sounds in his full name that are important? 'Kurt Kotler' They have alliteration which is important because his name was probably given to him just so it could be Kurt Kotler which sort of makes him perfect with his name and his blonde hair and blue eyes which makes him the perfect Nazis.
11. What do we learn about Kotler's father? What is Bruno's father's reaction/suggestion regarding Kotler's father leaving Germany for Switzerland? We learn that Kotler's father is a teacher who moved from Germany to Switzerland in 1938. Bruno's father's reaction is of surprise about Kotler's father leaving Germany for Switzerland when Germany is the fatherland and it is in a time of her uprising.
12. What happens to break the tension at the dinner table? What does Kotler do and what are everyone's reactions? What does Bruno decide regarding disagreeing with anyone anymore after seeing what happens to Kotler? What does this relate to historically in regards to the Nazis?' The thing that breaks the tension is that Pavel drops the wine bottle which breaks and pours wine mostly all over Kotler and the dinner area. Kotler grows very angry and gets very angry towards Pavel which makes Gretel go pale and Bruno cry and father and mother very surprised. Bruno then decides that he better not disagree or complain to anyone anymore as he thought that if that's what happened to people like Pavel by people like Kotler over in the camp then he better keep his mouth shut. This historically relates to the Nazis as they were very controlling over not only the Jews but the whole German country and they were very harsh and strict to anyone who disobeyed rules or said anything against the Nazis regime.
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