Bruno's Voice, Introduction Of Characters + Victims

1) Describe Bruno's voice. Give examples to support.
Bruno comes home from school and finds Maria the house maid going through his belongings. When he talks to her he try's to sounds polite to Maria as stated in the book ''That his mother had always told him to be polite to Maria.'' Bruno then cries out ''Take your hands off my things'' this statement helps us to see he is a young child.

2) What characters are introduced? Describe each and give examples to support.
Maria is introduced as a house maid packing Bruno's belongings, Bruno is introduced as a young child who just got home from school and Bruno's mother is introduced as a tall women with long red hair bundled neatly behind her head. Bruno's mother explains to Bruno that they are moving house. As Bruno's mum goes into her own room Lars the house butler is packing all of her belongings. Gretel Bruno's sister is also introduced. 

3) Who are presented as victims in this chapter and what are the victims of? Do you think that it is fair to consider them victims?
Bruno is presented as a victim as he has to move away from all his friends to another place for no reason that he understands. Yes I think it is fair to consider Bruno a victim as he is just a young boy who wants everything to stay the same as it is but is forced to do what his parents tell him to.

4) Irony is an important element of the story. How is it used here in the first chapter? Give examples to support your answer.
Irony is used in the first chapter by the house maid Maria and the house butler Lars knowing that the family is moving before Bruno. Bruno finds Maria packing his own belongings and he has no idea why until his mother tells him they are movies house. In the book Bruno states ''Mother, what is going on? Why is Maria going through my things.'' 

5) How is the setting presented in this chapter?

The setting presented is in a very wealthy family of four's house. They are moving away and everyone is packing and Bruno has just come home from school to find they are moving out of Berlin. The first chapter starts in the old house that they are currently living in and then finishes there as well but gives us a sense that in the new chapter they will be moving to their new house.