The film To Kill a Mockingbird and the book have a lot of similarities, but at the same time a lot of differences. The differences varied from really little things to very big things. One thing that changed in the movie was that the whole movie started right with the cases, in the book it gave us some more background into their lives and more of an interest in Boo Radley before jumping into the case. Another difference between the book and the movie was when Jem, Dill, Scout went to look in the window of the Radley’s, the gunshot was aimed at Jem, not after they got out. Jem’s overalls weren’t ripped and sewn back together, but they were folded and placed onto the fence. One big difference from the movie and the book was the fact that they …show more content…
were missing a lot of characters like Mrs. Dubose, Francis, Uncle Jack and very importantly Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra played the role of telling Scout she must act lady like, so in the movie there wasn’t really anyone telling her that.
Since there were character missing a lot of scenes were then missing, like the house fire, Jem destroying the flowers, Francis and Scouts fight, Uncle Jacks lesson and more. There were also changed in scenes that weren’t due to the missing characters for instance Calpernia didn’t call all of the neighbors about the mad dog, Dill’s dramatic escape wasn’t included, Heck Tate was never at the courthouse during the mob fight, during the trial they went out and said it out straight that Tom’s was disabled, Mr. Ewell spat in Atticus face at Tom’s house, and more. One detail I also noticed was that Jem seemed to have a bigger role in the movie, it showed his side in everything a little more, one example of this is that Jem found all of the treasures from Boo, not Scout. Though there were many differences between the book and movie the same point was made, that an unfair trial happened, an innocent was convicted for a crime he didn’t commit, driving him to his …show more content…
death. In the movie there were was good and bad things that the characters did, the ones that stood out to me the most were Jem and Scout performance.
Jem during the movie I felt was acting like he was more of a main character because he was the one who found the treasures first, and he was the one who collected them all, not Scout. Also, he said a lot more then Scout did, so in that way his character wasn’t the same as in the book. In the scene where Mr. Ewell attacks Jem and Scout I didn’t think he did a good job because it didn’t seem that he fought much against him, unlike the book where he was fighting like a maniac. Scout in the scene also, I felt wasn’t as scared as she was in the book, when she couldn’t find Jem she was screaming and looking for him, until she saw Boo carrying him back home. In the movie though Scout pretty much got out of her ham costume and walked back to the house, without any concern. Throughout the whole movie I never felt that Scout showed any sign of loss of innocence, but in the book that was a main idea. Scout’s character didn’t really fit her age, she didn’t seem like a young child, I know in the book she was mature for her age, but in the movie I felt she was too grown up. The rest of the character had pretty good performances, except the one’s who weren’t even in the movie. Scout and Jem still got the main point across about the unfair trial in the town, but through their character performances they missed some
details. The scene that was most significant was when the mob was at the courthouse to kill Tom. This part was most significant because it showed some of them that they aren't any different from everyone else and that no one really want to hurt anyone. This happened when Atticus was sitting all by himself and the mob was ready to take out Tom and Atticus if it was necessary, but then Scout, Jem and, Dill interven. Scout starts to talk to Mr. Cunningham about his son and would he please tell him she said hi, at first he didn’t respond to her, but Scout talked to him in a way were they related enough that it make him realize he didn’t want to hurt anyone. It also, made him see that Atticus helped him with his financial issues and is just helping another client, so this situation would be the same for him. Then, Mr. Cunningham calls off the troops, he tells them it’s time to go and everyone leaves without any injuries. Atticus was relucted at first with Scout being there, but at the end since Scout saved him he was very happy and proud. The was very meaningful to many characters, it taught some of the group that they were all the same and that honestly no one really wanted to hurt anyone, all we're just trying to protect one person or another. This scene was most significant because their could've been violence, but instead people came to their senses and didn’t start anything, which probably saved a couple of lives.
The characters make a big difference in the movie and the book. One thing they both have in common is that Otis Amber and Berthe Erica Crow get married. And that Edgar Jennings Plum and Angela Wexler get engaged instead of Doctor Denton Deere. Also Jake Wexler is a gambler instead of being a bookie.
For example, Mama goes to the bank in the movie and is given a hard time about paying her mortgage, but this did not happen in the book. Another major difference is that the school bus scene, where the Logan kids played a trick on the white kids, was not shown in the movie, even though it was an important part of the story. There are some character changes as well. Lillian Jean, Jeremy, R.W, and Melvin are Simms’ in the book, but in the movie they are Kaleb Wallace’s children. However, the main plot difference is how the movie starts in the middle, summarizing everything from the first part of the book very briefly. Additionally, many scenes are switched around and placed out of order. Altogether, the plot and character changes contribute to my unfavorable impression of the
Beyond buzzing courtrooms of segregated townspeople and skies raining ashes reeking of kerosene, Harper Lee’s Atticus Finch (To Kill A Mockingbird), and Ray Bradbury’s Guy Montag (Fahrenheit 451) are both sui generis characters in their own stories because of their shared similarities deeper than eyes, ears, and noses. From their burning passions for knowledge and literature to their patient, unbiased hearts, the two men shake their communities to new realizations. Their idiosyncrasies made the relentless lawyer and runaway fireman standout in a society where laws are governed by people blinded in the bliss of oblivion.
What really shocked me about a part that was left out in the movie was when Jem was punished to go help and understand Mrs. Dubose as a punishment. After Mrs. Dubose harassed Jem and Scout, he got tired of it and took out his anger on her most precious thing, her garden. I thought this was very important to the book and would be essential to the movie as well. This was one of the scenes that showed us that Jem was indeed “growing up.” It also introduced us to Dubose’s addiction to morphine and her attempt to stop and be, courageous, as Atticus said. I actually, after all the differences, believe this is the most important scene that was not in the movie.
The differences in the movie and the book might have been intentional. If audiences were to read the book, watch the movie, and reach conclusions, I think they would have great understanding of what’s inside them both. For example, a scene in the movie in which Atticus tells his children why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird was not in the book; from that scene, I inferred on how that became the initial title of the book. By using both resources, I was able to gather information and grasp its contents tighter.
1. The movie To Kill A Mockingbird was based on Harper Lee 's Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The movie was released in the United States on March 16, 1963. Many of the characters in this movie are relevant such as Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, Jem, Bob Ewell, and Calpurnia; however, this movie is a representation of what was seen in the deep south during the depression era through the eyes of a six year old girl named Scout. Because it is a narrative, Scout makes one of two primary characters. Scout 's father, Atticus Finch, is the other primary character; he is the morally righteous lawyer that decides to defend a colored man who is being accused of raping a white girl.
Reading a book once in a while helps us from being ignorant from the outside world. Readers many times dare to compare and discuss about the books that they have read. This works when we read two master pieces of literature that could be very similar and in the same time very different stories. I had the great fortune of reading the screenplay of “To Kill a Mockingbird” as well as the part of the memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. After reading these two great pieces of literature I dare to compare the main characters, Scout from “To Kill a Mockingbird” and Maria from “I know why the caged bird sings”. The main intentions of this two books are to teach lesson to their readers whether they could be children or adults.
In this essay I will discuss three overarching topics and the differences and similarities they show between the film "A Time to Kill" which stars Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird which is written by Harper Lee. These overarching topics will be racial prejudice, justice, and morality. I will discuss racial prejudice's role in the court proceedings as well as state what would have occured had Carl Lee and Tom Robinson been white. In the section about justice I will discuss how the outcomes would have occured in real life had both men been judged based on crimes they actually commited and been judged by the law with no extenuating circumstances or racial prejudices affecting the verdict. I will discuss these themes using examples that have Nathan Radley and Tom Robinson from To Kill a Mockingbird and Carl Lee Hailey from "A Time to Kill".
I think that the actor who played Tom Robinson was much older than what I had pictured Tom to look like. Other than that, I think all the actors/actresses were exactly how I imagined looking like, especially Scout. The neighborhood is also another thing that looks how I imagined it while reading. The Finch’s house looked very different compared to Tom Robinson’s house. While the Finch’s house looked like a common middle class everyday type of house, Tom’s house looked run down, poorly built and small. With the two house compared to each other, it showed what social class ranking black people had back then compared to an everyday white person’s house. In the movie, it said Tom was only shot once and in the book, it said Tom was shot seventeen times. It would have been much more impactful and shocking if the movie said Tom was shot that many times. I really liked when the music would change depending what was going on to set the mood. For example, when Atticus, Jem and Scout were walking home after Atticus’s lost case, the music sounded sad. Also, when Jem and Scout were walking home from school after Halloween and Jem was getting suspicious that someone was following them, the music sounded mysterious. Lastly, I thought it was strange that the movie never
I have only included what I have to believe are largely important plot gaps and differences in the movie version in comparison to the book one, and so I apologize again if I have missed any other major ones. Forgive me, please.
One thing that can make a book good is characters. In the book, there were many more animals in the farm. The movie did not show many animals except for the main animals. Even thought this is a small difference, it can be noticeable. In the book, Mollie was a character.
To begin with, there are many similarities between the book and movie To Kill A Mockingbird. For example, Tom Robinson died in an attempt to escape from prison in both the book and the movie. In my opinion Tom's death was crucial to the original story, and I believe the movie would have been seen as over-sentimental if the scriptwriters had let him live. Another important similarity between the book and movie, is the mutual fascination between Arthur Radley and the children. Arthur, or Boo as the children called him, left them gifts such as dolls, a watch, and chewing gum in the hollow of a tree in his yard. The children made expeditions to the Radley house to look in the window just so they could catch a glimpse of Boo Radley. I believe this captivation was important to the story line because it was the main foundation of the children's imagination. A big part of the story was imagining Boo to be some kind of freak that came out at night to eat cats and squirrels. An additional similarity between the book and movie is the respect showed to Atticus by the African American community of Maycomb. They respected him for his courage, which by his definition meant, "It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do."(112). I think the mutual respect between the African Americans and Atticus was important not only to Atticus, but also to his children. Their father and the sad story and memories of Tom Robinson taught them the wrongs of racism. I think if the movie producers had taken out the good relationship between Atticus and the African Americans, it would be taking away one of the most important themes of the story. There are many other significant similarities between the book and the movie.
Jill McCorkle's Ferris Beach, a contemporary novel, shares numerous characteristics with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel written in the 1960's. Like To Kill a Mockingbird, McCorkle's novel documents the life of a young girl in a small southern town. The two narrators, Kate Burns and Scout Finch, endure difficult encounters. A study of these main characters reveals the parallels and differences of the two novels. Jill McCorkle duplicates character similarities and rape from Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird to show the reader how young girls think and develop.
In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" each of the main characters changed quite a bit. Through the experiences each character went through and the natural maturing that occurred in each of them, the characters were altered from the way they were at beginning of the book. The children, Scout and Jem, were the two most dramatically changed characters. However, Scout showed much more change than Jem did because of his mysterious hidden attitude. Scout matured from a helpless and naïve child into a much more experienced and grown-up young lady.
The movie focuses more on Tom Robinson’s case itself, than the social caste issues with the citizens of Maycomb (Dave). The movie was made in hollywood during the the civil rights movement, which proves that the lack of racial issues addressed is intentional. When the trial begins in the novel, the White people enter the courtroom first, followed by the blacks in a different section. The movie shows the people entering together and separating into sections (Overview: To Kill a Mockingbird). The movie leaves out scenes that show the Finch children not seeing characters differently because of race. The movie leaves out Jem and Scout going to Calpurnia 's black church with her, while Atticus is away (Smykowski). Horton Foote’s screenplay adaption loosely shows the reluctance of scout’s character when dealing with the unwillingness of society to seek to know a person before judging them. The movie fails to show little details of prejudice. In the movie, African Americans are not seen doing the hard, manual labor, which was their only opportunity for employment (Overview: To Kill a Mockingbird). In the book, Reverend Sykes tells the children about how Tom Robinson 's damaged his left arm as a boy in a cotton gin. In the movie, Tom tells the court himself. Even though movies are not entitled to follow the book directly, the focus of To Kill A Mockingbird as the movie is