While the book “Leaved to Tell” by Immaculée Ilibagiza and the film “Hotel Rwanda” by Terry George show their share of similarities, both depict the 1994 massacre in diverse ways. Firstly, although the two characters share similarities depicting the perspective of genocide, they also show major differences in point of view since the main character in the film was a hotel manager while the other main character in the book was a young Tutsi woman. . Moreover, although they face similar conflicts and difficulties, both must face their own field of adversity. To begin with, the film and book show a plethora of differences conveying the perspective of genocide. First, while ethnic lineages were mixed in the country, Immaculée was a Tutsi girl who was raised in the love of her parents, which originally blinded her to the negativity of racism and prejudice. This was proven when Immaculée said: “…At home, racism and prejudice were completely unknown.” Paul Rusesbagina, for his part, was a hotel manager and successful businessman, not to mention that he was of Hutu origin. Additionally, the film focuses primarily on him and his family while recounting the genocide based on the events most relevant to the storyline. This is proven in the film as he was one of the first recurring characters we see in conflicts throughout the film, from when Paul said "...I'm sure you can take some money for your hard work", to the Hutu commander when first asked for identification and several other times throughout the film. In short, because the purpose of the film was to entertain the audience, the two-hour film cannot recount in detail the massacre of 800,000 to 1,000,000 Tut...... middle of paper ..... .val. Also noteworthy is the strong evidence of the psychological difficulties they both faced in their struggle for survival and the manner in which this was accomplished. In both the book and the film, many aspects showed major similarities and differences. This includes the similarities and differences of location, the perspective of the conflict, the perspective in conveying the horrors of the genocide, and the comparisons in the personal conflicts that both characters went through. While the film went to great lengths to convey the massacre, the book was written in a more mainstream reality based on a real survivor of the genocide compared to the film, which used actors and centered the events more on Paul in order to to entertain the public. The book contained a personal narrative that separated it from the film, but weaved into some of the main ideas and messages that the film was trying to express..