CH. 9-12 response

I am sad that Bruno's friend, Shmuel, is in the concentration camp. of course i expected that he would meet some one in the camps, but my first thought would be Pavel, because he goes to the house, he is nice and generous, and Bruno also inquired about him when he meet Shmuel, how ever i do like how they are somewhat oblivous to what is going on, but i personaly think that Shmuel is more aware of what is going on than he tells Bruno. This is most likely because he does not want Bruno to freak out, but he was saying how all the boys fight, and he surely must atleast know why they are fighting for food, because the people do not give them enough food, and there has to be more things he atleast can guess. Shmuel's story was also sad, like most such stories, but it has a certian thing that makes it seem different because it comes from a child. I feel sorry for Shmuel because he has gone through alot, but he takes it with extreme calm for a little nine year old that is going through a very sad time, so i have to admire him.

CH. 5-8 response

first off, i did not like how the mom made Pavel and Bruno not tell the truth about Pavel fixing Bruno's knee, but if what we discussed was yesterday, then it would for Pavels safety, so then father would not get angry, also for the mom's "alibi" because i do not if we have gotten that far, but she spends alot of time with Kotler. any way i found the maids story kinda interesting and the grandmother's fight with her son, because every one in the family helps support the commadant, because of course he makes the money and supports the family. Back to Pavel i did not like the way Kotler had treated Pavel, and only a kid like bruno could not understand what was going on. But i suppose that atleast Pavel gets to get out of the camp, where disease and stuff run rampant. Another thing i like pavel is the way he treats Bruno, because most people at that moment might want to get revenge on the commadants son, and he could have made the wound worse, such as putting a poision or a really dirty bandage to make him get an infection, and instead he is very nice and understanding of the sitiution. uh, i still think those dolls are creepy.

CH. 1-4 response

These chapters where kind of more backround chapters, and i did not have any feelings until the last chapter, where the kids first saw the "country side people" i was thinking: it's so obvious, you (the kids) have to know you are at least looking at a compound of some sort. And also i am sad to just guess Bruno's father's job. Being "important" can not have a good effect on my view of him. so i hope his father's job does not have to do with the concentration camp, but of course that would be false hope. as a last thought i think those dolls are creepy too.

choices for four books

1st: boy in striped pajamas
2nd: Ask Alice
3rd: black hawk down
last: kill a mocking bird