Bruno is a complex character in the novel "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." He is a German boy who lives in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. Bruno's father is a Nazi officer, and Bruno is raised in a highly privileged and sheltered environment. He is unaware of the horrors of the Holocaust, and he views the concentration camp near his house as a mysterious "farm."
Bruno is a kind and compassionate child, and he becomes attached to Shmuel, a Jewish boy who lives in the concentration camp. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel helps him to understand the true nature of the Holocaust, and it ultimately leads him to question his Nazi upbringing.
Bruno's Lifestyle
Bruno's lifestyle is very different from that of Shmuel. Bruno lives in a large, comfortable house, and he has everything he could ever want. He has a loving family, a tutor who teaches him at home, and plenty of toys to play with. Bruno is also able to go on holiday at the seaside.
In contrast, Shmuel lives in a concentration camp. He is confined to a barbed-wire enclosure, and he is constantly hungry, cold, and afraid. Shmuel's parents have been killed in the gas chambers of Auschwitz, and he is being raised by a guardian named Pavel. Pavel teaches him about the importance of survival, and he helps Shmuel to maintain his hope.
Bruno's lifestyle is a microcosm of the Nazi's racial policies. The Nazis believed that the Aryan race was superior to all other races, and they treated non-Aryans as inferior beings. Bruno's privileged lifestyle is a result of his Aryan heritage, while Shmuel's miserable existence is a result of his Jewish heritage.
The contrast between Bruno's lifestyle and Shmuel's lifestyle highlights the inhumanity of the Holocaust. It also shows how the Nazi's racial policies destroyed millions of lives.