Have you ever wished that you were never born? The story “The Greatest Gift” and the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, are about a man named George who received what he wished for. His guardian angel, Clarence made him never exist just to show George what a difference he made. George then discovers what an extraordinary life he had and wanted everything to go back to how it was. The story originally started as a Christmas card, then was turned into a story and a movie. Everyone has a purpose in life to do something great. You must consider your decisions because they will have an impact on the future. Throughout the book and movie, there were different themes stated. In the book, it said, “You had the greatest gift of all conferred upon you- the gift of life - being a part of this world and taking part in it.” George’s guardian angel explains to him how different life would have been without him there. In the movie, the stated theme is “You had the greatest gift of all, a chance to see the world without you.” This is Clarence his guardian angel explaining to him how good his life was. The movie and book share a similar implied theme which is, you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. George got to …show more content…
In the book, the symbol of the story was the blue couch brush. George was able to interact with people when he was non-existent with the couch brush. This is how he was able to see life without him living in it. In the movie, there were two symbols. One symbol was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer book that Clarence had. This book was given to George at the end of the movie in the basket of money with a note written inside. The second symbol of the book was the bell that was rung inside the bar. They were making fun of George and Clarance by “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wing.” At the end of the film, the bell on the tree started ringing signaling that Clarence had finally gotten his