The important passages I have chosen have to do with the
Germans and what they thought at that time. When Bruno's new teacher arrives, he tells
the boy that history and geography are the only subjects worth studying. Of course,
Bruno likes reading and art. When Bruno tells his father he finds these subjects
borning, his father replies,
"....it's history that got us here today. If it
wasn't for history, none of us would be sitting around this table now. We'd be safely
back at our table in our house in Berlin. We are correcting history here."
(144)
This quote is important
because it shows the frame of mind German soldiers had for their cause and how they
justified their actions.
Another quote that is important is
when Bruno asks his father about the people on the other side of the fence. His father
tells him,
"Those people ....well... they're not people at
all, Bruno....Well, at least not as we understand the term.... They're nothing to do
with you. You have nothing whatsoever in common with them." (pg
53)
This is an important
quote because it shows what the German soldiers thought of their Jewish
captives.
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