Chapter 7

How is the mother's defence of Herr Roller entirely ironic?

It is ironic how she is defending a man who had gotten serious injury which made him crazy from the great war when there are thousands of Jews getting serious injuries right next door.

What role does Kotler represent historically in the novel? (think beyond being a soldier)

Kotler represents how the Nazis treated everyone else. Kotler is shown yelling at the Jews and beating them if they did anything wrong only to represent what had happened during the Holocaust.

What character is Kotler juxtaposed with in this chapter? What effect does it have on understanding each of these characters?

Kotler is Juxtaposed with Pavel. The difference between them was that Kotler was mean, rude and overall had no respect for others while Pavel is represented as old, kind and very respectful. This just tells us how cruel the Nazis were to the Jews who had done nothing wrong. It also shows us more innocence that the Jews had during the Holocaust.

How would you compare the interaction Bruno has with Pavel to all the other interactions Bruno has had with adults?

Bruno knows nothing about Pavel so the conversation is very awkward because they have never spoken before. While with the other servants Bruno had self-confidence because he has spoken to them before and has been with them for a long time.

Why is juxtaposition a key technique employed in Holocaust texts? How has it been used in The Boy in the Striped PJ's?

Juxtaposition is a key technique because overall there were two sides, their were the Nazis and then there were the Jews. It was kind of like bad vs innocent during the holocaust and that is where all of the Juxtaposition has come from. It has come from the two sides during the holocaust and how they differ. it has been used in the book through the eyes of a young boy called Bruno and as the book progresses he notice the more and more difference between the two sides of the fence which we would call Juxtaposition.