Boy in the Stripped Pajamas Blog 1

The beginning of the book starts off with Bruno returning home from school to Maria, the family’s maid, packing his things. Bruno thinks that he is being sent away and his mother lets him know that the whole family is moving for the foreseeable future, not just him. His mother explains that they need to move because of his father’s important job. Bruno is not sure what his father’s job is but knows that the fury had big things in mind for him. His father, works got the Fury, his sister Gretel who is three years older than him and his mother as well as their maid, cook and Lars are all moving and will hopefully return home someday. Bruno also asks his mother how far they will be moving because he doesn’t want to leave his friends, Karl, Daniel and Martin. His mother lets him know that they will be moving quite a bit away for their home. Bruno loved his home in Berlin, it was big and his grandparents lived nearby. There was a banister that he loved the best. Bruno and his family arrive at their new home and Bruno’s eyes open wide and his mouth opens like the letter O. Everything looks different. His new house was small and stood all by itself and he couldn’t see any other houses which to him meant there would be no new friends. Bruno didn’t see streets, or fruit stands, either like they did at home. He tells his mother that he thinks the move is a bad idea and they should go home. There are three more maids in the house, not just Maria. There was also an old man who prepared the vegetables and waited on them during dinner. They whisper and seem angry. Bruno doesn’t understand what the foreseeable future means and doesn’t understand why they just can’t leave and go home to Berlin. He even asked Maria what she thought. He is frustrated by his father’s job and how it forces them to move. Bruno goes over to the window and looks out and feels cold and unsafe. Bruno goes to Gretel’s room and asks her if she knows what the foreseeable future means; she says it mean that they will only be there a few weeks. She agrees with him that their new home isn’t very nice. She tells him the name of the house is Out-With. Bruno goes back to his room again and looks out the window, Gretel follows him. He tells her that the other children don’t look friendly. Gretel not sure what children he is talking about but tells him she wants to see them. He shows her and she agrees with him.