Chapter 1 Boy in Striped PJ's

Boy in Striped PJ's - Chapter 1

Bruno's Voice, introduction of characters, and victims

• Describe Bruno's voice. Give examples to support.

At the start of this chapter Bruno's voice was evident that he was frustrated but in a polite tone, when he discovers that he is moving houses Bruno wants to figure out."What are you doing" he asked in a polite tone. "Mother" he insisted "Whats going on? 'Are we moving?

• What characters are introduced? Describe each and give examples to support.

In this Chapter we are introduced to Bruno, Maria, his Mother. From this chapter we can conclude that Bruno is a polite boy but is constantly left in the dark without knowing whats going on. He character is always intrigued and he always wants to explore and discover new things. This is very typical for a young boy of his age. We can tell Also from this Chapter that Maria is a servant in the House since we are told that she is always looking down and always is doing what she is told we can infer that she is probably a Jewish lady who works for the family. Bruno's Mother is a lady who seems to always be bossed around by people we can assume that she is a wife of a Nazi who is very high up in the army and has to constantly move for his work. We also know that she is constantly trying to hide Bruno from what is really going.

• 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?

In this chapter Bruno is described and presented as the victim of dramatic change and isolation. From this part of history we know what is happening at he time with the Jew's living in Germany being taken to concentration camps and being forced to work and also killed. I believe that depicting Bruno as a victim would be most defiantly unfair considering what the Jew's are going through.

• Irony is an important element of the story. How is it used here in the first chapter? Give examples to support your answer.

The Irony of this first chapter is that Bruno is the only character who seems to express his feeling about all the things that are happening and changing dramatically in his life but when we look at the reactions of the adults we see them to be very stubborn towards Bruno's emotions towards these changes we we later discover that the Adults also dislike all the changes in the house and feel the exact same way as Bruno but Bruno is the only character who expresses this.

• How is the setting presented in this chapter?

The setting in this chapter is juxtaposed to his old house Bruno contrasts in his head both his houses and realizes that his new house is the exact opposite to his old one and he feels unsafe, alone and isolated.