A Lesson Before Dying: Book Vs. Movie

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The book “A Lesson Before Dying” had a few differences from the movie made about it. Yet, almost no movies made about books are completely the same. Since this is a older movie it was probably very hard to include certain scenes due to lack of technology in movies. Even though some scenes from the book have been removed, the movie still captures the lesson being presented.

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