To Kill A Mockingbird Book Vs Movie Analysis

According to many people, To Kill a Mockingbird is the greatest American novel/movies ever produced. This story follows the life of young Scout and Jem Finch's father Atticus tries to defend a black man by the name of tom Robinson. It is difficult to turn a novel into a film while still trying to stay true to the source material. I believe that director did an outstanding of making my film as close as possible to the novel. Take note that I said, “as close as possible to the novel”. Just as any book to movie adaptations, there are ALWAYS differences. Luckily for us, these changes were not too major

(unlike some other book to movie films I've seen).

One of the most similarities differences is that the narrator, Scout, as an older woman and

For the most part, the film is an accurate portrayal of the novel. However, there are quite a few minor differences between the two, and then some bigger differences. One aspect that differs between the novel and the film is who is portrayed as the main character. In the book, the main character is Scout. It seems that the movie portrays Atticus to be the main character. The way the novel and film begin are also different. The novel starts out with Jem and Scout meeting Dill. However, the film begins with Mr. Cunningham bringing Atticus payment for some law work that Atticus did for him. Also, some of the character traits are different. In the novel, Dill has blonde hair. In the film, Dill has brown hair. The film also leaves out some scenes out that were in the novel. In the book, Scout’s first day of school is shown to you. In the film, the scene starts with Scout running out of the building and tackling Walter Cunningham. The film also leaves out the scene where Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem with her to church. It also leaves out the scene where the house burns down. Even though there are some differences between the novel and the film of To Kill a Mockingbird, they are mostly minor, and the film and novel are mostly the