In
chapter four, Gretel enters Bruno's room and looks out his window towards the Auschwitz
concentration camp. She is surprised to see men and children walking around listlessly on the
opposite side of the fence and struggles to understand the surrounding environment. She also
wonders why there are no women on the opposite side of the fence and thinks carefully about the
location of their new home.
Gretel eventually decides that they
are in the countryside, staying at their holiday home. However, Bruno disagrees
with her and points out that there are no animals around and the ground does not seem fertile
enough to be the countryside. After contemplating their new home and strange environment for an
extended period of time, Gretel eventually leaves her brother's room without giving him a
definite answer. Overall, she initially believes that their new house is their holiday home in
the countryside.
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