The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Why is Maria packing Bruno's things?

The movie The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

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The answer to this question is the same in both the movie and the book. Nine year old Bruno returns home to find Maria, the family's Jewish housemaid, packing Bruno's things for their move from Berlin to "Out-With" which is actually the horid death camp Auschwitz.

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