In this next section Bruno does more of his exploring even if it is from his new bedroom. He notices that when he looks out the window he can see more people like Pavel, in stripped pajamas. This then motivates him to explore even further. One day he walked and walked deeper into the forbidden section of Out-With and sees a little dot, and as he continues to walk the dot slowly became a boy behind a fence. He approached the boy and asked him a few questions. They came to find out that they were both born on April 15,1934, making them both nine year old boys. Bruno found the boy interesting because he had a different name, Shmuel, was from a different place, Poland, and seemed to have a better life on that side of the fence. Bruno felt it was unfair that he had to leave behind his friends in Berlin and come to Out-With and have no friends on this side of the fence, while Shmuel, on the other side of the fence, had to leave Poland to come to Out-With and have many friends his age to play with. However in reality Bruno was living a much better life than Shmuel. Shmuel explained to Bruno how his leave was just as Bruno explained to Shmuel.
Shmuel's father worked making and fixing watches, and together with his mother, brother, and father Shmuel lived in a flat on top of his fathers store. His father had given him a watch which was very fancy and which he loved a lot. Then one day a soldier took it from him. That was when things began to change for him in Poland. Later on Shmuel's mother had to make bands that had a star on it and every time one of the family members went outside they had to wear the band. Not to long after their family could no longer live in their own home, instead they had to say in one room with another family, which all together made eleven people in one room. Later on Shmuel's mother was taken away, and together with his father and brother he was brought to Out-With.
Bruno had an amazing life in Berlin where he lived in a house with five floors. His father was a very well respected soldier who always had rules for the family. His father one day announced to the family that the Fury was going to come to the house, and has invited himself to dinner. Mother was a bit upset because her plans had to be canceled for that day, and she had to begin planning and preparing for a dinner that was two nights away. His father gave out his rules the children on how they were to greet the Fury, an then stay in their rooms for the rest of the night. The Fury was the man who ran the country, and for that reason everything had to go perfect. The night the Fury came, accompanied by a tall kind woman, he barely showed any respect for the children or the house. After being greeted, he walked straight into the dinning room and sat in Father's chair. Bruno did not like this at all but could do nothing about it. Later on that night after they left, Bruno over heard bits and pieces of Mother and Fathers conversation. A couple of days later, Bruno had to leave Berlin to come to Out-With.
Both boys missed their old home, and although each thought their home was better, they knew that their new friendship should not be messed up because of a disagreement. For the next few days, without letting anyone know, Bruno would walk deep into the forbidden area to meet his friends on the other side of the fence. They would talk, and Bruno would bring him food; Shmuel was very skinny, and hungry. One day while putting food in his pocket for Shmuel, Maria walked into the kitchen and they began to talk about Pavel. Bruno came to find out that Pavel, just as Shmuel, came from Poland, and was brought to Out-With. He is no longer allowed to be a doctor, but he is a doctor, just as he had said. Pavel was a good man, but here he was treated unfairly, and Bruno saw this when Lieutenant Kotler grew extremely angry with Pavel. They were having dinner, and after pouring whine for Father, Pavel accidentally poured whine all over Kotler. What happened to him next was not described in this section, however it was so bad that Bruno began to cry, and Gretel grew pale.
Quote:" 'We wore the armbands for a few months,' he said 'And then things changed again' "(Boyne,127).
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This quote reminded me of Night by Elie Wiesel, and how things changed so quickly for Eliezer and his family. In both situations the change was very quick. In this quote, Shmuel is telling Bruno how his life continued to change while he was in Poland until he left. By him saying the word again, it made me feel lucky that if there is change in my life I am at least warned, and if I am not it usually happens so slowly that I can prevent the situation from getting worse. However for people like Pavel, and Shmuel, there are no warnings.
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