Chapter 7

1. How is the mother's defence of Herr Roller entirely ironic?
   It's ironic because she is defending on innocent man, were she is surrounded by hundreds of Jews being tortured and killed, and she's doing nothing for them.
   
   
2. What role does Kotler represent historically in the novel? (think beyond being a soldier)
   
   Kotler represents the role of a typical man, who was bounded by the restraints of compulsorily warfare and forced to kill innocent people.
   
   
3. What character is Kotler juxtaposed with in this chapter? What effect does it have on understanding each of these characters?
   
    The Juxtaposition is in  this chapter is Bruno's childhood and Kotler's childhood. Bruno's childhood was happy, except there was a war going on and he didn't even realize whereas Kotler's was without war, a better childhood before the war where he didn't have to move because of his fathers work for the Germans
   
   
4. How would you compare the interaction Bruno has with Pavel to all the other interactions Bruno has had with adults?
   
   The interaction between Bruno and Pavel compared to the interactions between Kohler and Pavel are drastically different. Bruno treats Pavel like he treated Maria after hearing about her life and treats him like another person juxtaposed to how Kohler treats him. Kohler treats him like dirt, whereas Bruno treats Pavel like a good friend
   
   
5. Why is juxtaposition a key technique employed in Holocaust texts? How has it been used in The Boy in the Striped PJ's?
   
   Because in itself the Holocaust is a juxtaposition on one hand you have the mighty Germans who are the epitome of the perfect human. Whereas the Jews are poor and defenseless.