Textual Analysis Of Chasing Awol

This shows how Bruno perceives the Jews, or more specifically, Shmuel. Bruno decided that Shmuel was worth finding, and he actually thought that there was a potential friendship waiting to be discovered. He stayed, finding the worth in Shmuel instead of leaving him, "like a dead mouse at the back of the cupboard."

Falling Action|Bruno started to help Shmuel to look for his dad but they end up dieing in the gas chambers.|

One day, Bruno is looking out the window and asks his mother if he could “play with the children on the farm.” This is where the audience learns Bruno’s Harmartia, or tragic flaw, of his age. Children at Bruno’s age are innocent, kind, curious, and are often hidden from the evils of the world. Unknowingly, he moves close to a concentration camp, but due to his innocence, he believes the prison is a farm. He describes the “farmers” as looking “strange”

has his gun aimed at the door and is ready to fight, and in the

he finally has someone to talk to for once rather him sitting all alone contemplating everything he has in his mind and bugging his father, he finally has someone to express his emotions to. This decision changed Bruno as he would after wards continue a conversation with the boy and they would both share each other’s stories. If it wasn’t enough Bruno was now bringing food to the boy that is “Shmuel” without anyone’s permission. But this wouldn’t be the last change Bruno goes through as now Bruno will cross all lines and take the most drastic measure in the

Bruno’s father is a highly respected SS officer, meaning that even though he is living with somebody who is advocating for the Holocaust and Hitler, he still doesn’t understand the war. His innocence really shows when he talks about the people that work for him, he thinks that they are just normal people that wear odd clothing, he doesn’t understand that they aren’t getting paid, and will get punished for talking to him. So he believes that it is okay, he also says stuff that have a different meaning then he thinks. “Heil, Hitler.” (5.288) This quote is when Bruno is talking to his father and they end the conversation with this saying. Though it was common saying and Bruno spoke german, he admitted that he thought it was just another goodbye or have a pleasant afternoon. Bruno doesn’t

During chapter two, Boyne characterises Bruno's fear through the use of dialogue where Bruno "froze, unable to move for a moment" (p.17). By implementing this somewhat clichéd metaphor, Boyne paints a vivid picture of the fear Bruno feels after betraying social etiquette. Bruno knows what he did was wrong, and later awaits to be called into Father's office to be punished. Boyne introduces the setting of Father's office as being "Out of Bounds At All Times And No Exceptions" (p.44). From Boyne's introduction of the office with capitalisation, Boyne emphasises to the audience that Bruno views the office as 'Out of Bounds', suggesting deep-set fear towards Father as Bruno has a negative connotation towards Father's office. This relationship built on the basis of fear is similar in substance to the relationship between Father and the Fury. Boyne briefly explores this relationship during a literary flashback. The dialogue where Father states how he has "no choice" demonstrates to the reader how, like Bruno, Father was afraid of the repercussions which would occur by going against the 'rules' set in place by the Fury. This is the basis of the tactic used by hijackers asking for ransom money, they instil fear in their victims to ensure that they will obey as Father obeys the Fury by moving to Out-With. Consequently, from his character development, Boyne

Bruno’s mom and sister leave his father and they are all sad that they will never see Bruno

Bruno and his family move to a different house near Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Poland. Bruno mishears it and calls it "out with". Bruno was very upset about moving and wanted to go home. When he went into his room he could see a what he thought was a farm out of the window. His mother told him that he couldn't explore out the back garden but one day he didn't listen and went round there.

The mood throughout the story is very often negatively influenced by the setting of a concentration camp. The house in which Bruno and his family live at Auschwitz is small and lonely. “The new house, however, stood all on its own in an empty, desolate place and there were no other houses anywhere to be seen, which meant there would be no other families around and no other boys to play

The next day where its raining and extremely muddy Bruno went to meetup with Shmuel at the fence to go on the search for Shmuel’s father . Finally Bruno was on the opposite side of the fence , as he was sneaking around trying to blend in with other people he never saw nothing like that seeing everyone looking miserable and skinny.

Bruno had changed because he was a good kid until the day he met Shmuel he had became a different person he had started to lie and sneak with food to the camp.

Because Bruno is so young and has not had much exposure to the world, he does not really

At the beginning of the book Bruno is hates his new home and wishes he could be back in Germany with his friends. He is very selfish and disobeys his father's orders often. By the end of the novel Bruno is bringing Shmuel food and notices that he is not in good health. He is also starting to see his mothers misery. I believe that the more Bruno met with Samuel he became more aware of what was going to happen to him. I also think that as Bruno got older he became more knowledgeable and had a better understanding of what was going on at that time in Germany and other European countries.

Bruno, initially, has ignorance about everything going on in his life. For example, his dissatisfaction with leaving Berlin is demonstrated in many parts of the story. He is shown to the reader as being innocent, immature, and unable to give things a chance. On many occasions, Bruno complains about moving to “Out-With” (Auschwitz). He continually complains before even giving himself a chance to experience it. He was whining and being stubborn. To illustrate, in the novel, the author says, “Nothing, thought Bruno, not even the insects, would ever choose to stay at Out-With.