To Kill a Mockingbird: Scout's Character Development

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Scout's Character Development
A story is always different depending on the person telling it. This is the case in To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic book by Harper Lee published in 1960. The book is about a child growing up in a racist community in Alabama and the challenges she faces. During her childhood, She messes with Boo Radley, a neighbor, goes to the trial of Tom Robinson, a innocent black man, and is attacked on Halloween night. The story has received much popularity, and has since then been made into a movie. Although the book and the movie follow the same general plot, the book contains many important events missing from the movie that lead to the character development of the main character, Scout.
One of the things that is missing from the movie is Scout learning to understand others. In the book, Scout is taught by Atticus, her father, about learning to understanding other people and the situations they face. In the book after a frustrating first day of school and a strong hatred towards her teacher, Atticus tells her "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.[26]" This is a big part of Scout growing up, as she begins to realize what other people are going through. This greatly affects her, as she begins to understand Boo Radley, a neighbor who never leaves his house. She realizes that he just wants to be alone, and stops bothering him. Throughout the book, Scout learns this valuable lesson, but does not do so in the movie. In the movie, this is left out of the story and Scout does not learn to understand others, especially Boo Radley. She does not learn to get along with others a...

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...situations like a lady should. This is a big part of Scout developing and maturing from her childish ways. In the movie, this change is not noticed, and there is no major character change on Scout. She does not mature as much as she did in the book and the perspective of the story is changed.
The book and the movie are very similar, but the movie is missing many important events. This affects the growth and development of Scout throughout the story. Her understanding of others, knowledge about racism, and learning to act like a lady are all crucial elements in the story missing from the movie. These all affect how Scout grows and develops throughout the story, and how the story is told from her point of view. Her maturing leads to the understanding and realization of the world around her. The story is then portrayed very differently in the book and the movie.

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