The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapter 2

moving with Gretel

helping with house chores

leaving his friends

being taken out of his school

Moving is not always a bad thing; it may end up being a good opportunity to make friends.

It is mainly about a willful boy named Bruno who doesn't want to move.

Family is more important than friendship.

Chapter 1 is mostly about a German family who is rich and moving to a new home.

"There was an old man too who, he was told, was there to prepare the vegetables every day and wait on them at the dinner table, and who looked very unhappy but also a little angry" (13).

"'Your father is very serious too,' said Maria" (19).

"'But if I was you I'd steer clear of the soldiers,' said Maria" (19)

She knows that anyone's opinion other than Bruno's father's will not be respected.

She can't think clearly because she is too tired from moving.

This gives more evidence that Bruno's mother is submissive (scared to stand up for herself).

During the Holocaust, it was difficult for people to think logically.

She knows their jobs are serious ones that need to be respected.

She is calling Bruno's father and soldiers "know it alls."

Maria seems to be saying that Bruno's father and soldiers do not have respectful jobs.

She means to say that their jobs are not serious.

"Oh, I'm tired of hearing about Father's job" (Boyne 17).

"I think you should just tell Father that you've changed your mind" (Boyne 14).

"...something made him feel cold and unsafe"(Boyne 20).