Who Is Bruno Innocent

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In the Movie, Bruno is portrayed as an inquisitive character. Throughout the film, Bruno repeatedly questions his surroundings as well as his situation. For instance, following the event of Bruno arriving at Auschwitz, he asks his mother why there is a man in his pajamas. Furthermore, when Bruno and Gretel begin to receive tutoring, he questions how Herr Liszt describes the current state of Germany.

Bruno is also illustrated as innocent or naïve. Immediately as Bruno arrives at his new home, he asks his mother if he is permitted to play with the “farmers” which in reality were the Jews in the nearby concentration camp. Later in the movie, when Bruno had befriended Shmuel, one of the children who resided in the camp, he had demonstrated innocence when he asked Shmuel if he could join in on the “game” that he was playing with the other children in the camp. Throughout most of the movie, Bruno had been completely oblivious towards the unjust treatment that the Jews were receiving.
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As the movie begins the audience sees Bruno adventuring with his three best friends Karl, Daniel, and Martin. Further along the story, Bruno grows tiresome of his new home, explores the woods near his house, and finds Shmuel, the Jewish boy at the concentration camp that Bruno eventually grows very fond of. Bruno’s adventurous nature is crucial to the progression of the story because if he had been content with staying at home, then he would not have met Shmuel. Furthermore, he would not have crossed under the fence in order to find Shmuel’s

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