Compare and contrast Bruno's relationship with his mother versus his father.

• A. Bruno's mother is emotionally distant, while his father is nurturing.
• B. Bruno's mother is emotionally conflicted and protective but sometimes oblivious to the regime's horrors; his father is a figure of authority and complicity, representing conflict between personal love and political duty.
• C. Both parents fully support the regime's brutality.
• D. Bruno's father is loving, while his mother is unaware of anything.

Answer: (B)