Differences Between To Kill A Mockingbird Book And Movie

In comparison with the many similarities in the book and movie versions of To Kill A Mockingbird, there are also many differences. One huge difference that was almost impossible to miss, was the absence of Aunt Alexandra. Atticus' sister, Alexandra, was the thorn in Scout's side throughout the book. She always wanted Scout to act more like a lady. Towards the end, she became more like a mother in soothing Scout and trying to reassure her that Jem was not dead. I think Aunt Alexandra was a huge part of the story, and I think they should have kept her in the movie. Be that as it may, the movie moved along quite well without her. I also found there to be huge differences in the trial. For example, although Mayella Ewell, pretended to be very upset by Atticus' questioning, she did not accuse him of mocking her. I thought that this was somewhat significant because it was one of Mayella's tactics for trying to get pity from the jury. A more minor difference, was the combination of Miss Maudie and Miss Rachel. The two neighbors of the Finches were combined into one person for the movie. I do not think it mattered very much, because they served the same purpose in the end. They were there as comfort to Atticus and the children. A larger difference in the movie pertained to Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose did make a small appearance in the movie, but her role was cut down quite a bit from what it was originally in the book. Mrs. Dubose, a morphine addict,

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, is an inspiring and amazing book. When you are reading the book, it is very easy to imagine what is happening. But, when you watch the movie, it is a little bit sad. It is emotionally sad, making you upset, not because of what is happening, but because it is so different. The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” is better than the movie, because the order is different, and the book included more characters and details.

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.

Unlike most of the people in the black community, Calpurnia is able to read and write. It is mentioned by Scout that Calpurnia is the one who taught her how to write because it kept Scout from driving Calpurnia crazy. Equivalently to how Calpurnia is able to read and write, she also talks in a white dialect, unless she is around her people. Upon hearing Calpurnia talk in a different dialect, Scout questions her about it. “Suppose you and Scout talked colored-folks’ talk at home it’d be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if I talked white-folks’ talk at church, and with my neighbors? They’d think I was puttin’ on airs to beat Moses.” (127). Calpurnia explains that she does it according to the company, so she isn't out of place. The last divergence that readers can notice about Calpurnia is how strict she is towards the kids she watches. Atticus explains that most nannies aren’t strict with them, and don't punish them. “… she’s never let them get away with anything, she’s never indulged them the way most colored nurses do.”

It is an unimaginable thought that something so similar can be missing so much. They can be both so unique and incomparable. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the main character, Scout and her brother Jem fight prejudice through a young person perspective. The main characters go on a journey against Bob Ewell throughout the sleepy town of Maycomb, at the 1930’s. Bob Ewell has falsely accused Tom Robinson of a crime. On the process the characters grow a lot and find things that spark their curiosity. This makes an interesting plot with many turns. The movie, To Kill a Mockingbird, has many differences from its book, many plots and characters are missing which greatly impacts the movie directed by Robert Mulligan.

Calpurnia is very respectful towards others and tries to treat them generously. Calpurnia says, “‘That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table cloth you let him, you hear?’” (Lee 32). Calpurnia is basically trying to teach Scout a lesson about treating people in general. Although people may act weird, they can be easily misunderstood. Without Calpurnia’s help in Scout’s education, she would probably have the same reading skills as some of the kids in her classroom of whom many are illiterate. This allows Scout to increase her opportunities and branch out more. In addition, one of the biggest things that really influenced Scout was Calpurnia bridging the white and black cultures together. It might not seem like it would change much, but Scout got massive input from both cultures. When Scout goes to church with Calpurnia, She learns that the blacks are much poorer than whites. Scout also learns that many Blacks cannot read whatsoever and instead sing songs and listen. Calpurnia helps Scout dabble in some of these practices of changing her way of

Scout states “[t]hat Calpurnia led a modest double life never dawned on me”(167). She realizes that sometimes you have to be a different person around others to maintain peace. Scout resents Calpurnia's rules and restrictions, but as she grows she comes to realize that racism is culture that influences others actions. Scouts ways of viewing people around her are a contributing factor of Atticus’ courageous character and moral beliefs that play an important role. Through his careful teaching she discovers how cruel and violent people can be, but he also influences her way of thinking about all folks in general; that despite their differences all

One of these differences is how one speaks. Calpurnia, like I said before, has changed the way she talks when staying with the finches. In the passage “That Calpurnia led a modest double life never dawned on me. The idea that she had a separate existence outside our household was a novel one, to say nothing of her having command of two languages”(167). This passage shows how scout is starting to see this almost double life that Calpurnia is living. Then Scout asks “‘cal, why do you talk nigger-talk to the- to your folks when you know it’s not right?”’(167). When Scout asks, Cal simple responds with the fact that she is black and can’t change that. People can see that even though Calpurnia speaks differently depending on whom she is speaking with, that she knows she can't change how she was raised and who she was raised to be. With talking differently there is also her job that sets her apart between the two

A part that took part in the novel was when Scout had beat up her cousin Francis for making fun of Atticus at the Christmas party. That scene was never played in the movie, nor did their Uncle Jack come to see them. The movie had

Calpurnia was written by Lee as a black woman but still is treated fairly and with respect by Atticus and her race was never mentioned by Jem and Scout highlighting the innocence that lee intended those two characters to represent. Differently to aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia doesn’t push the idea of being a woman down scouts throat she simply tries to make sure she is presentable but still who she is, it is scout towards the end of the book as she is a little older that begins to respect ‘women’s roles’ more, for example "by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl." But still because she represents authority to scout and another adult woman trying to force her to be better behaved scout only sees her as a thorn in her side, in a similar way to how she sees Aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia is also similar as a person to aunt Alexandria in the way that she is obsessed with how she is perceived by other people and how well she presents herself, Jem and scout, (but that is understandable due to the race element of her being judged much more harshly as a black

When a book is recreated into a movie there are always changes. Scenes get left out, characters are forgotten, the point of view is completely different, etcetera.. Well like most movies, The book and movie of, To Kill a Mockingbird, has its differences. Mainly with the characters.

Scout is a very judgmental girl who is quick to judge people if she feels they are different or not what Scout is used to. Growing up as an African-American woman in the 1900’s Calpurnia is used to the harsh judgments of many. Calpurnia makes sure that Scout is accepting of all people no matter their ethnic background. She enforces the importance of being accepting to all on their visit to the black church, “"It's right hard to say," she said. "Suppose you and Scout talked colored-folks' talk at home it'd be out of place, wouldn't it?

After Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to church, she tells them, “You’re not gonna change? any of them by talkin’ right, they’ve got to want to learn themselves, and when they don’t want to learn there’s nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language,” (Lee, 1960, p. 167). This statement Calpurnia tells to Scout and Jem proves in Maycomb she has no right to having one life. She either has to act more smart and sophisticated, or she must act like her friends and family in the black community. Calpurnia having to go back and forth between lives shows the readers the way most African American woman had to act to be able to fit in without being discriminated or treated unequally by others.

One character that was missing from the movie that played an important role was Aunt Alexandra. First of all by having Aunt Alexandra in the film the reader doesn't see the feminine side to Scout instead only Scout's tomboy side is portrayed. Also, not having Aunt Alexandra around means there is no one to challenge Atticus's authority. Without Aunt Alexandra, Miss Stephanie is also left out. Seeing how Jem and Scout act around another family member is impossible when the directors' cut Aunt Alexandra out of the movie. Showing how the children act around another family member could show different sides of their personalities. A good explanation for leaving Aunt Alexandra out could be that the movie would have just been too long with too many extra parts that may have not been necessary. Rachael Haverford, the Finches' next door neighbor, was another character deleted from the book, Dill was not living with .The movie and the book have differences in the overall way the characters appear. For instance, Jem isn't nearly as physically fit in the movie as he is described in the book. Also in the book Scout is the main character and in the movie Scout doesn't really know what's going on. All of the scenes in the movie that present Scout as anything more than the narrator were cut out. In the book, Scout is more of a girl caught in the middle of Atticus and Alexandria. She acts a lot like Alexandria although she doesn't know it.

Since Calpurnia is so caring and good to the kids, they look at her as more than just the cook, they look at her as if she was a second mother. One day while Atticus was away for the day Calpurnia decided to take the kids to the all-black church with her. When she showed up with Jem and Scout she was getting nasty looks and comments from some of the other church-goers. She just ignored then and led the kids into the church. When church was let out and they began their walk home. This shows that Cal is caring enough to take the kids to church, knowing ahead of time that the other church members were not going to be happy. On their way home Scout asked if she could go visit Calpurnia at her home one day. Calpurnia responded with, “Any time you want to. We’d be glad to have you” (Lee 168). This also shows that Cal is willing to open her house for them anytime they want to come. Due to Calpurnia’s strong opposition to race, the kids aren’t racist. They don’t care about skin color, they want justice for all. Another example of her caring is the time Tim Johnson, the rabid dog, came down the street and headed right towards their house (Lee 123). The kids ran to get Calpurnia and she took