The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas chapter 1 questions
- Describe Bruno's voice. Give examples to support.
- Angry and confused, but not showing it. This is shown on the first page where Bruno says "What are you doing?" He is also self defiant and likes things going his way.
- What characters are introduced? Describe each and give examples to support.
- Bruno
- introduced on first page completely out of whats happening
- Maria the maid
- introduced by Bruno, when he walks into his home to find her packing up her things
- Bruno's mum
- introduced on first page as sympathetic and somewhat shy but all knowing
- Lars the butler
- Lars was not really introduced much but he appears in this chapter
- 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?
- Bruno is a Victim in this chapter because he is victim of not having a choice. It is not really fair to consider him a victim because though it changes his life it causes him no harm.
- Irony is an important element of the story. How is it used here in the first chapter? Give examples to support your answer.
- How is the setting presented in this chapter?
- The setting is in Bruno's house and stretched between the levels.
