Altogether, Bruno seems to be evolving as the end of this novel approaches. He is starting to explore Out-With, which leads him to meeting his first new friend of Out-With, Shmuel who has "the striped pajamas", and Bruno asks why are there so many people on the other side of the fence. So, Bruno seems to be exploring Out-With, and he's finally met a new friend ever since he left Berlin. Bruno does see the fence, and the other side as well, however he does not know why it is there or why Shmuel and many other perople are back there. Moreover, Bruno's memories of his old life in Berlin fade away. Page 148 states that "His old life in Berlin seemed like a very distant memory now and he could hardly even remember what Karl, Daniel, or Martin looked like, except for the fact that one of them was a ginger." Now that Bruno finally has Shmuel to talk to, plus he is starting to get the big idea of what Out-With is about. He is transitioning from his life from Berlin, to his life in Out-With. Also, in the story Bruno starts to think about Shmuel as his friend, as in page 153 "I hate the rain too," he said. "I should be with Shmuel by now. He'll think I've forgotten him." Bruno thinks of Shmuel as just a friend, unaware that he is a Jew and not a desirable friend. He also treats Shmuel just like any friend, despite coming from a different background.
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