What is Gretel like in the boy in the striped pajamas?

Answer 1

Gretel Hoess is a twelve year old girl who enjoys playing with dolls. She is bossy, rude and sarcastic, especially to Bruno. When the family move away (their Father's new job at a concentration camp, probably Auschwitz.) Bruno and Gretel are home tutored by a man name Herr Listz, who teaches them about Antisemitism and Nationalist Propaganda and in response, Gretel becomes increasingly fanatical to the Third Reich and she throws away her dolls and pins up posters of Nazi Propaganda posters. She also begins to flirt with SS Lieutenant Kotler.

Answer 2

Gretel is your typical German in Hitler Youth at the time. She thinks she's better and smarter than her brother, and when they move to Out-With, she is more mature.

Answer 3

she is a very pretty girl

blond hair

brown eyes

Answer 4

In the book, Mother only mentions that Gretel is going through a "phase" and she does not specify what sort of phase.

Answer 5

gretle is bruno's sister

Answer 6

german