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Comparing 'Opening Day And The Film The Book Thief'

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Between five and six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, as a result of discrimination and it is still a widespread problem. Fighting discrimination and creating an equal society takes great wisdom and strength. Both the book titled Opening Day and the film titled The Book Thief share themes of wisdom overcoming discrimination: Opening Day reveals how Jackie Robinson had to be smart when fighting discrimination; similarly, the film titled The Book Thief illustrates Liesel’s need to be wise when helping Max. Jackie Robinson used courage and wisdom to help him battle segregation and become as successful as he was. For example, Jackie’s courage is reflected when he was ten and he was playing in a local park and a white girl started yelling “Nigger! Nigger! Nigger!” so he responded by calling her a cracker. Her father then came outside and him and Jackie got into a rock throwing fight. Despite being younger and weaker than the adult Jackie took the risk for what he believed in. Jackie strongly …show more content…

Both the book and the film share themes of overcoming discrimination. Jackie Robinson’s case was different than Liesel’s, because he was fighting against all odds in sports to become famous. Whereas Liesel wasn’t famous but was fighting for her, her family, and Max; she had to be careful with what she did and keep secrets. On the contrary, Jackie and Liesel both had to fight through countless accounts of discrimination and they both had to be careful not to get in trouble and be smart about their decisions. Fighting discrimination and creating an equal society takes great wisdom and strength. Both the book titled Opening Day and the film titled The Book Thief share themes of wisdom overcoming discrimination: Opening Day reveals how Jackie Robinson had to be smart when fighting discrimination; similarly, the film titled The Book Thief illustrates Liesel’s need to be wise when helping

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