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The Boy In The Striped Pajamas Chapter 6 Analysis
Molly´s Point on Maria

In chapter six in the boy in the striped pyjamas maria starts of as a very dismal character and ends in a very nice and kind person. she tells Bruno what she thinks he needs to hear ( someone who agrees about moving to out-with) “ i always enjoyed the garden at the house in berlin”. Father thinks that Maria is overpaid we know this because of the title for chapter six “ the overpaid maid”. To make it worse Maria's mother knew father when he was a boy of bruno's age “ My mother knew your Father when he was just your age” Father also paid for Maria's mother´s funeral which i believe was a very kind thing to do from what we know about father.
Maria sees herself as someone who isn´t important, whose opinion doesn't matter.

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