1. Irony!

The use of irony in boy in striped pyjamas is very

interesting most of the time we see it, its used in
the factor of to show how innocent Bruno is in this
situation, due to not understanding, his fathers’
job, how his mother calls Kolter precious showing
in turn how it is showing, that they are most likely
having an affair. Bruno not understanding why his
mother’s eyes are red.

2. The reasoning for this is to show Bruno’s pure

innocence when it comes to these “common day
actions” according to the book.
With it also conveying how Bruno’s family is most
of the time in disarray with the family in constant
fighting with itself

3. Evidence!
1. “Kolter my precious boy”
2. “mother mustn’t have put on her makeup right
this morning”
3. “Bruno didn’t really know what his father did,
but he knew it must have been very important”
4. “maria froze and bowed her head at the
soldier as if she would be turned to stone”
5. “Bruno considered maria a member of their
family in her own right, he could even
remember her working for them when he was
three”