What is significant about Shmuel showing Bruno his bony fingers and saying, “Everyone on my side of the fence looks like this now” . Why do you think Bruno still does not understand what is really happening at Out-With?

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

What is significant about Shmuel showing Bruno his bony fingers and saying, “Everyone on my side of the fence looks like this now” . Why do you think Bruno still does not understand what is really happening at Out-With?

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Asked by Anastasiya C #671317 on 7/22/2017 9:26 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 7/22/2017 4:58 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 7/22/2017 4:58 PM

Shmuel is showing Bruno that people on his site of the fence, the death camp, are being starved. Bruno has lived a sheltered life. He does not understand that "Out-With" is a death camp.

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