(105) What does the progression of 'dot' to 'boy' tell us about the role of exploring and meeting the people in the camp? What does this represent about how other Germans view the Jews? The progression is symbolic of how the Jews are simply a dot to the Jews but as Bruno gets closer and searches and explores more, he's starting to see them as real people. The closer he gets, the larger the dot becomes. Also, the fact that the camp is so far away from Bruno's home shows that they Germans like to keep the Jews away, so far away that Bruno had to see the Jew as a dot then a boy because of how far away he is. This shows that Nazis keep the Jews isolated; dots for the world.
(109) What effect does the boys both having the same birthday have? Being kids it helps the kids become better friends as they have more in common but it also shows how Jews and Germans have stuff in common despite the fact that they are on opposite sides.
(113-4) What do Bruno and Shmuel 'argue' about? What does Bruno decide to stop the argument? Bruno decides for the two of them to agree to disagree. This is a hugely powerful statement because the two sides can't agree to disagree. Hitler wants his country to have an empire but the Jews want their country so instead of agreeing to disagree and letting their problems aside, they have a war.
(115) What does Bruno's last question reveal to Shmuel? What do you think Shmuel thinks of Bruno because of asking this question? Bruno's last question reveals to Shmuel that he has no idea of what is going on - back to the theme of innocence - and this makes Shmuel think that Bruno is trying to understand what is happening but can't comprehend it because he is so ignorant and innocent.
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