What are the consequences of ' just accepting the situation in which you find yourself [so] everything will be so much easier'?(Boyne 53)Bruno's father to Bruno.

When people find themselves in a difficult situation it is easy to come to a conclusion that accepting the situation is the right choice.

This doesnt necessarily mean that the person is a coward, perhaps they felt that accepting the situation was the braver thing to do for the good of the people they love, which is the case of Bruno's mother, or for oneself. The problem though is that accepting the situacion comes with its consecuences. I feel that the greatest consecuence is that of feeling regret. If you dont stand up for something you believed in at the time I think to some extent you will always regret it for the rest of your life. You will always have the feeling of 'what if'.

Another consecuence is that although it seems at the time that you are not taking a stand for someone you love for their good, in the long run this is not usually the case. In the book "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas", if the mother, along with all the other people who were against the cause had taken a stand the 'war' against the jews would probably have been over much quicker therefore making life better for the future. Bruno's mother didn't want to take a stand at the time, instead choosing to flee for the protection of her children but in the end, her actions and similar actions of many people around her are actually making it so the future of her children looks drearier. To sum it up, something that might seem like the right choice for the present might not be the best choice for the future.