Chapter 12 Summary 10 Sentences

“Bruno listened. The boy Shmuel told a very terrible story. Dirt all over Shmuel’s face, yet he still tries to play it off by smiling at Bruno like it’s ok. When Bruno hears everything about how Shmuel was cramped on the train, Bruno just looks down at the dirt. The air inside the wooden train was suffocatingly hot as dozens of frightened people cried out in the darkness for a single sip of water. Pure heartbreak. That sounds awful, Bruno whispers. How could a simple armband change someone’s whole life? Bruno looked at his friend Shmuel, felt a heavy weight in his chest and wished he could fix it. He has now finally discovered that the world is more brutal than he has ever imagined.”