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Jackie Robinson: The Book and the MovieJackie Robinson stands at the front plate, bat gripped firmly in his hands. The crowd, instead of cheering, booed and shouted at him. Racial slurs were hurled before there was even baseball, but Jackie remained calm. He couldn't let them win. Finally the pitcher threw the ball. Crack! The ball flies over the stadium and the crowd is filled with contorted screams and shouts. Jackie ran home. He had won that round. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball. His inspiring actions and wise words are remembered even now, and on Jackie Robinson Day, all baseball players wear his jersey: "42". Many biographies have been written and one biography, The Noble Experiment. Recently in April 2013, Legendary Motion Pictures released a movie titled “42”. In many ways, the film and Jackie's autobiography are similar. However, they are also different in many ways. The first obvious difference is the narrative. Of course, in Jackie Robinson's autobiography it is narrated from a first-person view. But...