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The Book Thief Movie Vs Book
How can words kill? Hitler, the man responsible for the Holocaust could very easily tell you how. There have been many book and movies that surround the events of World War II. But none are as engaging and thought provoking as Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief. His book was made into a movie in 2013 and has received praise from fans and critics alike and many believe the movie is superior to the book. Today i’m going to be telling you why the book is superior to the movie. The book had a more involved and interesting death, There was much more detail in the book, And the characters progression. Death in the book is a pivotal character that introduces us to the main character Liesel. Death is a very interesting character for many reason. Even though Death’s job is to collect people’s souls he still has feelings. Another reason is Death’s insight on human. Finally how Death copes with with his job.In the book there …show more content…
The first reason is we get to see what the characters are thinking. Secondly since the world war II is going on we know the atmosphere of the world much better. Lastly is what happens when liesel isn’t there to narrate. Firstly we get to know what the characters are thinking. Like what liesel think about stealing book. When liesel steals The Gravedigger’s Handbook it reminds her of her dead Brother. Secondly since the book takes place between 1939 and 1943 we get to see how the war affected characters. An example is Hans Hubermann and Rudy Steiner had to go to war and leave their families behind. And finally the last reason is we get to know what happens when liesel is not there to see events. Like we would have never know that Rudy, Hans, Rosa, etc eventually die without death telling us.
Lastly the characters in the book were very good for these reasons. Firstly we got to see the characters grow as the book goes on. Secondly the book had more characters than the movie, Lastly the characters in the

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