Differences Between To Kill A Mockingbird Book And Movie

In the movie “To kill a mockingbird” there are many similarities and differences from the book to the movie. The presence and absence of characters allows the movie to be understand with both themes of racism and innocence.
The presence and absence of characters from both the book and the movie allows the movie to be understandable. As Atticus, explains, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Atticus Finch explains this quote too both of his children Jem and Scout. This quote explains how you never understand what someone is going through until you have been in the same exact position. This quote plays a huge purpose in both the book

and movie, because at the end of the movie Scout recaps her father quotes and realizes why her father stated it. Main characters are important not only because they are the focus, but also because they enhance the plot. The minor characters are easy to understand because there is not a great deal of information to remember.

As Dill, states, “I'm Charles Baker Harris. I can read. I can read anything you've got.” Dill Harris states this quote too Jem and Scout when they first met. Dill is considered a minor character not only because there is not an abundance of information to remember. Dill is a minor character because in the book his negative home life and complications with his mother are explained in detail. While in the movie, Dill is underdeveloped because you never learn about the complications. The absence of Miss Rachel in the movie turns into Stephanie Crawford being Dill’s aunt. This is easier to understand because it limits characters, and helps shorten the movie. The minor characters are important because they help bring out the main characters. Forcing two personalities, together helps bring out the full detail of the plot and shortens the film making it easier to understand. Even though both main characters and minor characters are important, in the story the themes are understandable. The themes are understandable because they are both majorly implied in both the book and the movie. As Atticus, explains, “Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember

it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Atticus explains that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Further, into the book, it explains that killing a mockingbird is a sin because they do not create any harm but only music for us to enjoy.
Although characters and themes are evident, throughout the novel and movie racism is a theme that specifically shows up in the town, Tom Robinson and Mr. Ewell. As Atticus, explains "As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash." Atticus explains this too the courtroom, filled with the towns people. In the 1930s, racism was a major part of this time. The town’s people in Maycomb were racist towards African Americans. "But around here once you have a drop of Negro blood that makes you all black.”, "I see that black n****r yonder ruttin' on my Mayella!" And “Gertrude, I tell you there's nothing more distracting than a sulky darky.” are snippets of quotes that represent how racist the town of Maycomb truly is. It does not matter who stated those quotes, only how they think of whom it was spoken of. The characters in “To Kill a Mockingbird” are not only displayed through the town of Maycomb but through Tom Robinson as well.