What's the Difference between Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close  the Book and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close  the Movie?
                      
                                
                    
                
                
                     
                
                
               
                
                     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                    
                            
                                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
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                                Oskar Schell
                                 
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                                Oskar Schell
                                     Portrayed by: Thomas Horn
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                                Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close  Book vs  Movie
                                
                            
                            
                         
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                             
                                
                                
                                
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                                            After meeting with William Black and finding out about the story of the key, Oskar leaves. | 
                                            When Oskar leaves he screams and runs away. | 
                                       
                                    
                                     
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                                            Thomas lies to his wife and tells her that he is out of the building during a phone call, when she clearly knows he hasn't escaped. | 
                                            He doesn't lie but tries to assure her that he will get out safely.
                                                
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                                            Oskar and his grandfather get Thomas Schell's coffin exhumed so they can bury all the unsent letters the grandfather never sent to his son in the coffin. | 
                                            They don't do this. | 
                                       
                                    
                                     
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                                            Oskar is joined by a Mr. Black for several of his visits.  Mr. Black gets him to take the subway and the ferry instead of walking everywhere.  | 
                                            The Renter goes with Oskar and he convinces him to take the Subway because he is too old to walk everywhere.
                                                
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                                            The "Renter", Oskar's grandfather followed Oskar on his trips without his knowledge to keep an eye on him. | 
                                            He went with him. |