Bruno(Beginning)

At first when,Bruno goes to Out-With it is obvious that he objects it. He views Out-With as an isolated place, as stated on pg.11-12 "The new house, however, stood all on its own in an empty, desolate place and there were no other houses anywhere to be seen, which meant there would be no other families around and no other boys to play with, neither friends nor trouble." The house in Out-With was in a lonely location, and it was out in the countryside as there was a whole entire concentration camp. Bruno had probably felt quite bored for his first few days living in Out-With, as there were no houses which would mean hardly and friends to meet. Also, not only his house, but Bruno misses the streets and his friends Karl, Daniel, and Martin in Berlin. On pg. 13 it tells that, "But there were no other streets around the new house, no one strolling along or rushing around, and  no other streets around the new house, no one strolling along or rushing around, and definitely no shops or fruit and vegetable stalls. When he closed his eyes, everything around him just felt empty and cold, as if he was in the loneliest place in the world. The middle of nowhere." Bruno really thought that Out-With was such a drag compared to Berlin. He thought of it as lifeless, as nothing ever seemed to happen. Surely, this place was very drab for Bruno, as he could not walk along the streets, explore, or play with his friends. Bruno has even taken his dislike of Out-With so far that he pleaded to his father to go back to Berlin, saying that "It's so much nicer there" (pg. 47). It seems that Bruno is not used to quiet and out in the countryside Out-With, as opposed to noisy and crowded Berlin. Often, it takes young children like Bruno time to adjust to their new life in a new location, as all they have are memories of where they used to live. Consequently, part of why Bruno disliking Out-With may be because he simply doesn't know. Plus, he doesn't know what his father's job is except that his mother says that it is a very important job and needs a special man to do so(pg.4).  So, Bruno probably does not understand why his father is in Out-With, as he is young and has never seen concentration camps. Often, these camps are located in the countryside, as opposed to urban areas like Berlin as the government wants to conceal that harsh treatment of these prisioners from where most people live.