Book Thief Movie Vs Book

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The Book Thief The novel, “The Book Thief” written by Markus Zusak, is a sad love story. It dates back to the late 1930s to 1940s in Germany during World War II. The story contains a young boy and a girl who meet on the street. He noticed her first on the street, it was love at first sight for Rudy. Over time a special bond is formed, but their time to live is limited. The sirens went off often and all of the families in town were rushing to the bomb shelters. However, their love soon comes to an end when their town gets bombed, with no warning. A very detailed plot and strong character development lead to the novel being preferred over the movie. The plot, characters, and major parts in the book were all superior in the book than in the movie. …show more content…

This makes the novel more in-depth than the movie. Erik Vandenburg was in WWI with Hans, which is why he became close friends. Eventually, their bond was so close that he even saved Hans’ life during the war. Hans then said he would do anything to give back to Erik’s family and kept his promise. The sergeant was looking for a person who could do a lot of writing. Erik Vandenburg said that Hans could do a good writing job, so Hans didn’t have to go into battle. “All that was left of Erik Vandenburg was a few personal items and the fingerprinted accordion. Hans Huberman, who happened to be the only man to survive. For that he had Erik Vandenburg to thank.” (Pg 176) Because the novel includes the Erik Vandenburg character, the reader can grasp the subtle nuances of the idea of their friendship and war. On the other hand, Tommy Muller was one of Rudy and Liesel’s friends. Tommy goes along to Hitler Youth with Rudy and Liesel. At Hitler Youth, the children are taught to burn books. (Percival 01:22:09-01:28:13) However, Liesel loves books and gets herself into mischief by stealing books. Tommy had a bad hearing condition and was known as the worst soccer player on their

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