The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

Main Characters and Their Development

• Pierrot (Peter) - the main character of the book, a boy who loses his parents and moves to live with his aunt in Austria. Throughout the narrative, he undergoes significant changes, starting as an innocent child and gradually becoming a cruel and ruthless young man under the influence of Nazi ideology.
• Beatrix - Pierrot's aunt, who works as a housekeeper in Hitler's home. She tries to protect Pierrot from the influence of the Nazis but ultimately cannot prevent his transformation.
• Adolf Hitler - the leader of Nazi Germany, who has a significant influence on Pierrot, turning him into a devoted follower.
• Ernst - Pierrot's friend, who is also influenced by Nazi ideology but eventually realizes its horrors and tries to resist it.
• Anschel - Pierrot's Jewish friend from Paris, who becomes a victim of Nazi persecution. His fate reminds Pierrot of his past and who he was before the Nazi influence.