Chapter 14 Bruno Tells A Perfectly Reasonable Lie

1) (150-1) What information do we get that makes the reader start to feel that he is becoming less innocent and more ignorant?
Bruno finds out why the Jews are wearing striped Pj's and wants to wear them himself which ads to is innocence because they are wearing old, dirty pj's but he his wearing clean neat clothes. This makes him ungrateful for what he owns for example him moving from a five story house to a three story house. 

2) (151-3) What is interesting about the weather and how does it relate to the overall emotion of this stage in the book?
It begins to rain which reflects emotions of sadness and gives us an idea of the miserable feeling being portrayed. 

3) (153) What does Bruno accidentally say to Gretel?
He says to Gretel that he should be with Shmuel right now. He isn't suppose to say this because his parents don't want him associating himself with the Jews.

4) (154-5) Is Bruno able to consider Gretel's feelings? How do you know?
He starts to realises Gretel is bored as well and she would rather be back in Berlin playing with her friends as would Bruno. It is evident Gretel is bored as she changes the positioning of her dolls.

5) (155) What is it that motivates Bruno not to tell Gretel the truth? How does this portray Bruno as being selfish?
He doesn't want to tell Gretel because he is scared she will tell their parents and he would no longer be able to see Shmuel. This shows he is being selfish as he just wants to keep Shmuel to himself just for him to be friends with him.

6) (158) What is it that Bruno realises when he starts recounting what Shmuel tells him? Why do you think that this is when he finally starts to realise what Shmuel is experiencing?
Bruno starts to listen to Shmuel and his point of view and starts putting every piece of information together thus he  is starting to lose his innocence and become ignorant. 

7) (159) What is ironic and hypocritical about what Gretel tells Bruno regarding imaginary friends?
Gretel thinks he is immature for having an imaginary friend when Gretel does this with her dolls. She is a hypocrite as she does this but doesn't tell Bruno.