Differences Between To Kill A Mockingbird Book And Movie

A movie rarely does a book justice, the To Kill a Mockingbird movie truly brought the book to life. However, the book is still better than the movie. The book is far superior because, the movie deviates character development by leaving out certain events, the movie is missing key characters such as Aunt Alexandra, and some casting choices took away from certain characters.

First of all, the movie left out specific events and characters, which deviated the story. The three summers in the book are condensed into a summer and a half. To accommodate for this, the movie had to leave out some events and characters from its source material. For example, in the movie, Jem’s interaction with Mrs. Dubose was completely left out. Mrs. Dubose was only

Mrs. Dubose is rude to the children and she expresses her dismay for Atticus defending Tom Robinson. When Jem responds by destroying her flowers, Atticus punishes him by making him read to Mrs. Dubose every day for a period of time. Jem must abide by Atticus’s instruction and be civil to the old lady. By learning self-control, Jem took a giant step towards becoming an adult. He also discovers that Mrs. Dubose is a woman of extreme courage, and he eventually comes to respect her brave battle with her morphine addiction. Some of the events that were not in the movie were critical in developing the characters. Another example would be Aunt Alexandra, a key character in the novel. Aunt Alexandra never made it to the big screen. In the book, she moves in with the Finches to be a female role model for Scout. Her absence in the movie was detrimental in Scout’s character development. Furthermore, without Aunt Alexandra, Maycomb’s imaginary castle system wasn’t introduced. The castle system gave a nice touch to the town

His performance even won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Characters can deliver their lines with facial expressions, hand gestures, and postures that Harper Lee may have not written about. For instance, when Bob Ewell was being questioned. There was never mention of Mayella Ewell’s facial expressions, but in the movie a look of fear can be seen on her face. The movie gives a far greater depth to characters than the book can provide. Despite the movie providing a greater depth to characters, it can also do the opposite. For instance, the actress who plays Miss Maudie is a thinner, and much younger, and more conventional than Scout describes in the book, which takes away from a character. The book is still better than the