Boy in Striped PJ's - Chapter 1

Describe Bruno's voice. Give examples to support. 
Bruno has a small, very demanding, and innocent voice in this book, but he does have some say with in the book an example of this is that he has to leave his three best friends and his mother says "you will make new friends"


What characters are introduced? Describe each and give examples to support.
The characters that have been introduced are:
Bruno: a small boy who is brought up to brought up to be polite and kind

Maria: the families maid who is very quite and takes care of all the house cleaning, and various other chores around the house 

Mother: Bruno's mother who brought Bruno up to be polite and is strict. She is tall and has red hair.

Father: Not much is known about him other than he has a "cool uniform"

Gretel: She is Bruno's sister and is a "disaster story" as Bruno quotes

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?
 
The victim in chapter 1 is Bruno and his Mother, as Bruno is being forced to leave his 3 ffriends and we can tell that his mother doesn't want to leave as the narrator tells us that she is close to crying many times in this book. 

Irony is an important element of the story. How is it used here in the first chapter? Give examples to support your answer.

Irony used in the first chapter by Bruno beginning because Bruno is upset that his family has to move, and he got no say in this decision because of his fathers job even though that Bruno doesn't know what his dad's job is.

How is the setting presented in this chapter?

The setting is portrayed as a happy, large house in Berlin which is home to a rich family who has a house keeper, a butler, and a chef. You can look out a window and see the whole of Berlin. However, the family is getting ready to pack and move from this house to a new house for his fathers work.