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Compare and contrast To Kill A Mockingbird book and movie When the idea of making a novel into a movie pops up there can be many different opinions on it. After the movie is made people will compare the movie to the novel to decide if the producers did a good job in making the movie. When creating a movie some important scenes or details can be left out because of not enough budget or time. Some important things that were left out of the movie of To Kill A Mockingbird were Calpurnia’s importance of a role model in the kids life’s and there was a lack of display of how bad the town of Maycomb is when it comes to racism. But the movie can also do things well like the trial scene. In the novel of To Kill A Mockingbird Calpurnia is a major influence in the kids lives. She teaches them important life lessons such as how to treat guests as well as not bothering people that don’t want to be talked to. Calpurnia also teaches Scout cursive which is a great thing for her to learn because that is how people write. She punishes then when they get in trouble such as when Scout criticizes …show more content…
The trial scene was portrayed very well based off the novels version of the trial scene. When the trial is taking place they well portray the emotions of the characters compared to the book. Also when the jury is announcing their decision the emotions of the jurors can be seen such as some of the jurors were unhappy of the final decision which is that Tom Robinson is guilty. Atticus is very professional when he questions Bob and Mayella Ewell as well as Heck Tate first off by being polite to them and giving them the respect they deserve even though Bob and Mayella are not giving him any in return. When the jurors make their decision they show racism even though some jurors didn’t like the decision. This racism is shown because it wouldn’t be right if they took the side of the obliviously innocent Tom
There are several ways that the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, differs from the movie. There are various scenes in the novel that are not in the film that limit it and maintain that the novel is superior. For example, when it is learned that Tom Robinson is dead following his conviction, is merely hours in the film. In the novel, it is several weeks. By having it only be hours the audience misses out on the significance of Tom's death. A good deal happened between Tom's conviction and his death. He, as well as Atticus, continued to fight for some time after the initial trial and that too added to Bob Ewell's anger towards Atticus and his inevitable need for revenge against him. Another way that the film differs from the novel is that it removes some characters who is absence leaves a void. I am speaking of Atticus' sister, Aunt Alexandra. I feel she was a wonderful character who worked as a foil to Atticus. It is through her actions that the reader comes to truly understand where Atticus comes from and how educated in the ways of the world he is. The mere fact that he comes from such upstanding lineage, bordering on the arrogant and aloof, adds to strength of character. It is because of where he comes from that Atticus manages to be such an even and sound voice of reason in such tumultuous times. Without Aunt Alexandra to represent this background one sees Atticus as a "too good to be true" character.
Effective Conventions Made : Research shows that children are more susceptible to commit crimes, develop depression and ___ psychological disorders from the effects of bad parenting. In fact, many people grow up treating others just like how their parents treated them with reference to their parents’ values, behaviours and attitudes. Harper Lee, an American author expressed her childhood experiences in Alabama through writing the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. This book makes a reference to how society views in the Great Depression (1930s) changed to be noticeably racist impacting the life of a widowed father and lawyer named Atticus and his children Jem and Scout. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee conveys that Atticus Finch is a great
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.
The story To Kill A Mockingbird has a wide variety of characters and situations that make it an all-time favorite. The ever-growing popularity of this story has caused a movie version, based on the book, to be showcased. There are noticeable differences between the two that could change the entire feel of the story. The omitted scenes from the book, that are never shown in the movie, include: Jem and Scout going to church with Calpurnia, the school scene in which the Ewells, Cunninghams, and Scout’s teacher and classmates are introduced and talked about, and how Aunt Alexandra, the great influencer of the children in the book, never appears in the movie along with other Finch family members.
As most everyone knows, there are differences between a book and it’s movie adaptation. This is applicable to the book and it’s movie counterpart To Kill a Mockingbird, as well. But aside from the differences, there are also similarities between these two.
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
Everyone should learn about the differences between the book and the movie of To Kill A Mockingbird, which is written by Harper Lee. People should learn this because it a great representative of Injustice. The main characters in the book are Atticus, Jem, and Scout. Atticus is Jem and Scout’s dad. Calpurnia is Atticus’s helper around the house. Also Dill is a boy who is friends with Jem and Scout who is only with them in the summer. The Radleys are a family that are very secretive and Boo Radley never comes out of the house. The most significant difference between the book and the movie is the lack of focus on injustice, in the book it shows it strongly and the movie does not show the injustice.
Robert Mulligan’s film To Kill a Mockingbird is not completely identical to its counterpart novel of the same name, by Harper Lee, but is rather a brief condensing of the book. Although, most of the time being accurate, no movies are ever exactly the same as the novels on which they are based. There are many similarities between the film and novel; however, the contrasts outnumber the two works. No reasonable person would expect the director to include every single detail into the film. To Kill a Mockingbird was, in fact, a large book. The film director did an excellent job with including all of the main points and scenes, enough to make it directly correspond with the novel in some representations.
To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee is a 1960 book told through the eyes of a young girl ( Scout Finch ). The book tells a story about a black man being falsy accused of a crime and Scouts father who is a lawyer ( Attticus finch) trying to protect him of being falsy accused. The book also goes into detail about a mysaterious man by the name of Boo Radley. The book explores the ideas of racism, Honesty, childhood, anger and equal rights.
Tom Robinson is at the stand being questioned by Mr. Gilmer. Dill starts to feel sick because of how Mr. Gilmer is treating Tom. The narrator explains, “Well, Dill,after all he is just a negro” (Lee 266).This piece of evidence shows that prejudice is used as an antagonist in the novel by giving an unfair trial to Tom Robinson. The quote states “he is just a negro,” which shows that the trial is unfair just because of the towns racial views on people of color. The jury is all white and the case is black versus white. The jury is very biased towards the case. The prosecuting lawyers and defending lawyer are giving their closing statements. Atticus ends with a powerful speech that prove Tom is innocent and his views on race. The jury thinks over all the evidence for a long time and come to a verdict. The author of To Kill A Mockingbird quotes, “Guilty...Guilty...Guilty...Guilty…” (Lee 282). This quote shows the jury is very prejudice. There is more than enough evidence to prove Tom did not rape Mayella and that Bob Ewell beat her. Even though there is enough evidence to proves Tom’s innocence the jury’s verdict is guilty just because of their hate and their prejudice towards African Americans. Ultimately, prejudice is being used as an antagonist is very thoroughly shown throughout the entirety of the
She’s a faithful member of this family”(Lee 137). Atticus goes to point out that she is member of the family. This shows the impact Calpurnia has had on the children. Jem would not have been the boy he is without Calpurnia; because he would not have anyone to discipline him or watch over him while Atticus is at work. There are various examples within the novel when Calpurnia is teaching a lesson to Jem.
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".
Nearly the whole last half of the book is about racism. The attitude of the whole town is that Tom Robinson, because he is black and,"…all Negroes lie,…all Negroes are basically immoral beings,…all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women…"(Lee 207), will be found guilty regardless of how good a case Atticus makes for him. There was substantial amount of evidence that suggests his innocence. Even the prosecution's two witnesses' stories contradicted each other. The jury did not give a guilty verdict it gave a racist verdict. Not a verdict based on fact, but a verdict based on the color of a man's skin. This is important because the author was not making this racism up; it was what it was like in those times. She is trying to show how ignorant and blind people can be just because of differences between them, as well as how society treats racial minorities.
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
A Time to Kill and To Kill a Mockingbird both have a number of similarities to be compared and contrasted. Both stories can be compared in their themes about justice and racial prejudice. However, this is where the similarities end. The themes and ideas in both novels are vastly different in shape and scope. In A Time to Kill justice is the main theme and most of the ideas are focused on justice and the gray in between the lines of black and white set by the law, racial prejudice is also touched upon very frequently in the comparisons between Jake Brigance and Carl Lee Hailey and how he wouldn't even have had to face trial if he was a white man. In To Kill a Mockingbird justice is a theme which is not expanded upon or explained in nearly as much detail as it is in A Time to Kill. To Kill a Mockingbird also has a much larger variety in it's themes, ranging from the themes of justice to the exploration of a child's way of perceiving right and wrong as well as the idea of coming of age. These stories are honestly and objectively far more different than they are alike.