The Boy In the Striped Pajamas

In this book about the holocaust from the perspective of a young boy, I have found it interesting in how as the story develops, Maria, the maid has become more relavant. In the early pages of the book, she is portrayed as a machine with no feelings or opinions. That position is changing, as it started early in my reading with her explaining to Bruno, the main character about how much his father has helped him, and hints that she doesn't agree with the decision to move. I believe this move is to accommodate Bruno's Father's job working with the Nazis, and have a more direct role in the holocaust. Bruno wonders who the people outside in the "striped pajamas" are, and his father says "they are not people". Bruno was not satisfied with the answer and couldn't understand it. I can infer at this point that those are Jews during the holocaust. This indicates that his father is a Nazi and is onboard with Hitlers plan of genocide. Maria has hinted at this and other clues have pointed to it.