Sarah's Key
Compare Contrast Book to Movie
Plot (Book)
Present day France; Julia is a young writer for the local Magazine and gets assigned to write about the Jewish roundups. As Julia is writing she learns about her Family's past and wants to find out more.
Plot (Movie)
Present day France; Julia gets assigned to write an article on the Jewish roundups. After learning about past Family history she decides to learn more.
To Compare and Contrast
Setting
Ways the book and movie are different include- In the book when Julia is looking for facts she goes to a cemetery to find out more about Sarah. Another difference is hows Sarah escapes from the camp and how she is found after escaping. Lastly Sarah's whereabouts after leaving for America are less explained in the Movie.
Characters
Ways the book and movie are different- Sarah becomes very sick in the book but in the movie it shows no sign of sickness. The policeman that let Sarah escape in the book was some one she knew from back home but in the movie it is just a kind man. Lastly in the book Julia has many friends helping her on her journey but in the movie she is mostly alone.