In Chapter five of the boy in the stripped pajamas, Bruno reflects
on his last day at Berlin. He vividly remembers his mom in tears protesting to
his father that they should've never invited the Fury over for dinner. The Fury
referring to Adolf Hitler. Bruno also reflects on his trip to out-with, coming
in a very fancy train and then being driven over to his house. As curiosity has
it, Bruno is curious about the people he saw outside his window. His father is
a little startled and nervous that he can see people from his room but in less
than a few seconds, he regains his confidence and explains in a cold bitter
voice that those "people" are not human, that they are no people and
they do not matter so they should not be worrying him.
My personal
reaction to when his father said that these "people are not people was
very emotional. It made me a little upset and I do not think that is the
correct way to explain something to young Bruno. I think that the author did
this on purpose though to show Bruno's father bitter side, the side that he is
when he is not with his family. I think that was very cold of him to say
because they Jews had done nothing. I also think that the author did this to show a bitter
side of him and later show a softer side of Bruno’s father, at the end when his
father gets a taste of his own medicine. The pattern of organization for this
story is one of remembrance. The part of the flash back was on chronological
order and the story as a whole is kind of in chronological order.
Hello Martha! Personally, I felt the same way upon reading his father's quote. I think that the quote was a very racist comment. Other than that, one can infer that his father will play a big role in the later part of the book. I would have loved to see a better summary of the chapter. How did you think Bruno viewed all of the current situation?
ReplyDeleteI think since Bruno was still a young little boy, he viewed it as something that he thought was mean, but he wasnt too sure of what it meant. Racism isn't something that comes naturally, it is a learned behavior. I think Bruno wasn't too sure of what was going on in this situation, but he seems to have a dofferent point of view than his father, he seems to not be mean to them or think nasty remarks, he's just curious. How do you think Bruno turned out to be so different from his pro- Naz parents?
ReplyDeleteI think that Bruno turned out different because in his mind, he is not racist, on the contrary to his parents. His parents have been involved in the racism towards the Jewish people for a long period of time. As you said, racism is a learned behavior. Bruno has not been quite influenced by this racism to develop a point of view. On the other hand, what was your favorite part of the chapter?
ReplyDeleteWhat you are saying is correct! My favorite part of this chapter, as harsh as it may sound, is the part where Bruno's father makes the nasty remark about the Jews because it shows his terrible personality and it shows his true colors. I think t is my favorite part because it shows the extent of Bruno's father's racist thoughts, even though none of that is true. Thank you for sommenting on my blog. It was a pleasure working with you.
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