The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Week of 2.03.14

Pages Read: 122-140
Prompt:  After reading, I wonder…

            One of the things I read about was how Bruno went to see Shmuel again. (the boy in the striped pajamas on the other side of the fence.) Bruno still doesn't understand what it is like to be on the other side of the fence with thousands of other people. In Bruno's mind, he thinks that it is really fun over there because there are so many boys his age. Well, he's wrong. It actually is a bunch of Polish people who have been taken from their homes to be here in a different part of Poland. They are rarely given food and they never have time to play. Bruno doesn't get it at all, he always says "Maybe I can come over one day." Shmuel never likes when Bruno says stuff like that because he thinks that they will get into serious trouble.
                                      

              Bruno comes back every single day to talk to Shmuel about why he was there and what had happened. When Bruno was off to go see Shmuel, he would bring some bread and cheese along so then Shmuel could eat the food. One week after seeing Shmuel everyday, he finally told Bruno what happened for him to get on that side of the fence. He started off saying "It was just a regular day when I came home and my mom told be to put a red scarf on my arm." Then he pointed to the one on his are and it had a star on it. "Then we were taken from our homes and put into one room with another family. In all there were eleven people in one room. After they took us there, the soldiers, they then put us on a train and sent us out here."

            As for things at home for Bruno, he was still unsure why Pavel, his waiter, told him that if anyone asked who cleaned his cut, don't tell them it was Pavel. Well, it turns out that Pavel used to be a doctor. He isn't a doctor anymore and he isn't certified to be a real doctor anymore either. Since he wasn't certified anymore, Bruno's dad told Pavel that he could't do any sort of doctor "stuff".  When Bruno asked this question to Maria, the maid, she told him to sit down and talk to her. They talked about everything she knew so far.

             After reading I wonder if Bruno will get caught going to see Shmuel. People on different sides aren't supposed to see each other, hence the huge fence between them.I wonder if his mom or dad will catch him while he is leaving the house or while he is walking to go is it Shmuel. I also wonder if Bruno will soon realize why the huge fence is there and why the other side of the fence is not a place you want to be.