Bruno And Gretel Essay

What caused John Boyne to write this particular book? Tip: If you don’t remember the class discussion, you can look online. (30 pts.) The author wants you to understand how unfairly they treated the jews and how they are regular people just like us. They don’t deserve to be treated the way they did.

Describe the relationship between Bruno and Gretel? What kind of characters is each of them? (40 pts.) Gretel likes to think she is a lot older than Bruno. Bruno and Gretel do not get along well. They get annoyed by each other. Bruno calls Gretel a hopeless case. Bruno likes to explore and is curious. Gretel acts older than she really is. Gretel is a dynamic character because she starts out liking dolls and acting more like a little
In the novel, the author states that when Bruno looked out of his window and saw the camp it made him feel “very cold and unsafe”. Bruno can tell something is wrong with Pavel and Shmuel because of their looks. They look unhealthy. Lieutenant Kotler always yells at people. Maria always seems to keep secrets from Bruno.

Explain what Bruno’s mother means when she says, “We don’t have the luxury of thinking” (page 13). Why is Bruno’s mother unhappy at Out-With? Identify at least two scenes from the novel that support your answer. (60 pts.) Bruno’s mother meant that they don’t have the luxury of making their own decisions. They just have to go with whatever their dad says; like they have to go with the flow. Bruno’s mother isn’t happy about how the soldiers treat the jews. She thinks it is uncalled for. At the beginning of the novel, father makes the whole family move from their lives in Berlin, to Poland. Bruno’s family didn’t have a say in any of it. When Bruno fell off of the swing and Pavel helped him, Bruno’s mother said “thank you” even though she probably wasn’t supposed to. The author made the mother seem like she thought that Pavel was just a regular person; just like everyone