Chapter 5 Qu

What does it say that we only actually meet the father in the book in Chapter 5 even though he is the one causing much of the action in the book? it shows that he isn't a family man he is a very work related person and enjoys the job that he does

the mother says: ‘We should have never let the Fury come to dinner. Some people and their determination to get ahead.’ What theme does this introduce regarding the role of ambition and causing harm? it shows that ambition can cause harm as making everyone hate one group of people makes another group more popular and this means killing Jews so that the Nazi party has more power.

How does Bruno's father speak to him? Give an example to support your answer. he speaks down to him as if he is a little boy that has no idea what is happing and needs everything spelt out for him." then im proud of you boy. sit down boy."

How would you compare the way Bruno speaks about the world to his father's? Do they both comment about what is going on around them the same? they do not see the world in the same way a reason for this this that Bruno doesn't know what is happing in the world while the father dose so they speak about it in a very different way.

How does the father rationalise every concern that Bruno has? he rationalises every concern that Bruno has by saying that he is young and that him and his mother knows what is best for him and the family.

What is ironic about what the father says when he comes around the desk and talks to Bruno about his childhood? He speaks of his childhood in a way that no child would ever act when they are young but his real childhood is probably a very different scene

Do you think that the father really cares about Bruno? Why/why not? yes i think he cares about Bruno but he doesn't show it this is because if he did not care about Bruno, when Bruno is complaining about how and where they live the father would have been very mean and told Bruno to leave but as the father stayed and listed to Bruno's problems it shows that he dose care.

Do you think that Bruno understands what he is saying when he says 'Heil Hitler!'? no he doesn't understand as he think it is just a complex adult way to say goodbye have a good day.

How is juxtaposition used in Bruno's description of their boarding the train to Auschwitz? that he doesn't understand how all the Jews have to go into a small train all stuffed together while the Germans aka him got to go into large train with tons of room and even spare chairs

What is Bruno's reason for not saying anything to the Jews on the crowded train? How is this a representation of the greater German population? That he doesn't think his mother will think that it is a good thing to do it shows that only a small part of the German population had a good life this being the high ranking German official and the rest of the population had to make do.