15-16

The book continues to improve in writing and the subject matter becomes more and more disturbing. John Boyne is quite skilled at revealing information through a childs perspective, like the case with Kutler and Bruno's mother, they were obviously having an affair and this was revealed to us by the information Bruno gave us, though he could not put it together himself. But I didn't understand why he didn't reveal that he was Shmuel's friend. As a child he wouldn't have been aware of the repurcosions he would have faced for being friends Shmuel and shouldnt have been afraid of Kutner since his father was the commandant. While Bruno not revealing it was crucial to the plot, it was out of character.