What are some similarities and differences between Lieutenant Kotler and Pavel?

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These are the similarities and differences between Lieutenant Kotler and Pavel.

Let's talk about Lieutenant Kotler first. He is a young official in the Nazi army. He works at the Auschwitz concentration camp. He loves the Nazi ideology and feels proud of his superiority over the Jewish race. He is stubborn and arrogant. In the case of Pavel, he is just a prisoner that serves the family of Bruno. Pavel and Lieutenant Kotler are directly connected because they work for the family of Bruno.

Meanwhile, Pavel is humble, Lieutenant Kotler is egocentric. He likes to be admired and respected. Pavel likes discretion and he acts like that. Lieutenant Kotler is rude, aggressive with Jewish people and enjoys to offend them.

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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my best guess would be: d allusion

makes the most sense