One thing that I thought to be different from the film was how the character of Thomas was more examined. In the film, most of the flashbacks were about Victor whereas in the film we saw more of Thomas. It was interesting to see how intuitive Thomas is. The story explained how Thomas would just show up at exactly the right time and answer all of Victor's questions, without Victor even saying anything. It was like Thomas felt victor's worries and could read his mind. 

 I thought from the movie that Thomas was spirited and had positive vibes but the story was confirmation of his intuitive nature. This did not change the meaning or my perspective of the characters for me. It was good to hear more from Thomas and his explanation of things. For example, his story about when Victor's dad took him to Dennys. It just so happen that they ran into each other when Thomas was on a spiritual adventure. It wasn't like Victor's dad picked Thomas up and took him out to eat.