«Catch Me if You Can» by Frank Abagnale

«Catch Me if You Can» by Frank Abagnale

Frank William Abagnale born April 27, 1948 an airline pilot, a physician, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent, and a lawyer a former confidence trickster, check forger, and impostor between the ages of 15 and 21

The Book

Themes and Ideas

Divorce

- «It begins with my parents’ divorce and its dramatic effect on me. I ran away and suddenly found myself a teenager alone in the world. I had to grow up very quickly and become very creative in order to survive.»

Lie «Lying is exhausting, because you have to keep track of everything you’ve said.»

charisma «Sometimes the wrong skill can lead you to the right path, so don’t discredit anything you’ve learned»

Style “The ceiling and door were chill to the touch. The walls wept chilly tears constantly... Periodically a cold draft explored my skin like clammy fingers, raising goosebumps as much from the eerie sensation as from the chill.” “An honest man has nothing to fear and I am trying not to be afraid of anything.” "It's the girls, Dad....They do funny things to me. I can't explain it" "I was finding a lot of nuggets for my poke"

Movie Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical crime film based on the life of Frank Abagnale

The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks

The major differences are the following ones: There were four children in frank’s family, he was the third son. It was told in the movie that he earned $5 million by means of forged checks but in real life this sum was $2,5 million. In the movie, he did not live with his father after the divorce, but in the book, he chose his father to stay with because he did not want to leave him alone.

likenesses Both the book and the movie represent New York as the main place of action; Abagnale was arrested when he lived and ran his “illegal business” in France; Both in the book and in the movie the main character agrees to use his experience and skills helping federal The fact that Frank’s father dies is stated in the book and in the movie.