First, Boyne's novel fits realistic fiction because the security of Auschwitz was very fragile. For example, Shmuel ran to the fence to talk with his friend for hours a day! He would never have escaped the horrible call made several times a day! There were also towers at Auschwitz with gunmen ready to shoot anyone who walked away. Also, it is said that Bruno slipped under the fence to get to the other side. The fences were dug into the ground several feet deep. They were electrically charged and made of barbed wire. Besides, if Bruno could sink in, the prisoners could escape! Second, the two main characters, Bruno and Shmuel, were completely oblivious to their surroundings. Bruno was the son of a Nazi commander and he didn't know what a Jew was! Here we have the son of a very high commanding officer in Hitler's army and he doesn't know what his father absolutely despises! He also can't pronounce Auschwitz and the Führer. He says “Out-With” and “Fury”. Additionally, Shmuel spoke German and could not understand what the Nazis were saying. He didn't understand that when people went to work and "disappeared", they were killed. Last but not least, Shmuel, the main character, would never be alive! When the trains full of