Bruno's
grandmother is one of the few characters in the book shown to openly question the system and the
Nazis. Ironically, her liberty to express such thingseven if only at homestems directly from the
fact that her son is a high-ranking official. You could theorize that it's somewhat easier for
her to see through the propaganda and hate-mongering, as opposed to her soldier husband and son,
who have always functioned in a framework that doesn't allow them to question orders and the
status quo. Nonetheless, she should be considered very brave, since it's not unheard of for
fanatics of any system to send their own blood and kin to death for disagreeing with them.
Considering the terrible times she lived through, that thought must have gone through her
head.
As for the specifics of her resistance, it's difficult to say what she
achieved exactly. She stood up for her beliefs by speaking plainly and truthfully to her son,
who was probably more used to people agreeing with his every...
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