Similarities 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.

The films To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill are easily comparable. From the titles to the actual contents, it is not difficult to understand why one would see them as similar. However, there are as many differences as there are similarities within the movies. I will be discussing and describing both the similarities and differences between the films.

To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men are two very good book and movie and they are similar. The movie 12 Angry Men is about a case were twelve jurors are deciding if a boy that stabbed his father is either guilty or not guilty. To Kill a Mockingbird is about Atticus an attorney and is a single father of a girl named Scout and a boy named Jem. Atticus is defending a black man accused of rape and nobody thinks he can. Jury number Eight and Atticus are very similar because they both think everybody have a chance and will never give up in what they believe in.

In the United States, African Americans are incarcerated nearly 6 times as often as whites according to NAACP. Sometimes they are falsely accused or they have an unfair trial. In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and the movie 12 Angry Men, defendants are wrongly accused and are given unjust trials. In To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men, both trials were heavily influenced by prejudice.

When comparing the book and the movie, the differences greatly outweigh the main plot points of the original story. This is understandable, seeing as movies and books have vastly different criteria to conform to. Some of these differences were of no consequence and had no bearing to the main story, and some actually improved upon the original plot line.

Neither the novel nor film version of To Kill A Mockingbird is superior to the other, just different. In the book you delve more into the separate characters while in the film you see the relationships in action. The book gives you a broader view of everything, but at the same time the movie points out everything that seems important. Lastly, the novel shows Scout as a girl caught in the middle, when the movie seems to paint Scout as a girl without a inkling of what is going on.

To Kill a Mockingbird book and movie portrays the same purpose which is the discrimination against the black community and Tom Robinson through the eyes of Harper lee as a young child. Also, it had many differences. First difference that I noticed was the burning of Miss. Maudie’s house in the book and not in the movie, the presence of Aunt Alexandra in the book and not in the movie, and also the role of Mrs. Dubose.

The To Kill A Mockingbird movie cut down a twelve-hour book into a two-hour ten-minute movie. They did this by removing many scenes that were important to the main plot. To Kill A Mockingbird is about two kids names name Scout and Jem who become aware of the prejudice throughout Maycomb as well as realizing their neighbor, Boo Radley, is not who he seems to be. Atticus, Scout and Jem’s father, teaches his children many important lessons such as, the importance of perspective; being courageous when faced with adversity; why harming innocent human beings is wrong, and how to make the morally correct choices during difficult times. The summary is the same for both the book and the movie, however, the movie leaves out

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird is successful in delivering the story in a manner that captivates the audience. The story began by setting the scene, mood and also by introducing each character, which familiarized the reader with the environment. The author wrote the story in a manner that flowed with real life events of a time relative to the story, such as the segregation, racism and any financial struggles. It also did well to give each character a realistic mindset and reactions based on each person’s respective characterization. In a similar way, the story was written from the perspective of Scout, and the story was effectively narrated with the innocence and a lesser knowledge coming from someone of her age. Additionally, the story did a particularly good job at introducing details that were important to the story as it progressed so there were no surprises based on a sudden law change, for example. This aided in building the story to its climax, and other peaks of action. Each element to the story worked in sync to maneuver easily through the plot in a well thought out and executed story.

This paper is over TKAM the movie and book to see how they are different and the same. First in the book since that is what we did first is a good novel it has many details, also Aunt Alexandra was not in the movie when she was in the book this was a big difference because in the book she was thorn to Scout, she became more like a mother in soothing Scout in the book but they did not put her in the movie which was a big difference. Another difference in between the book and movie was the combination of Miss Maudie and Miss Rachel the two neighbors of the Finches were combined into one person for the movie while in the book they were two people they were not one person. A similaritie in between the book and movie was the relationship Between Atticus and the African Americans, in both Atticus still believed in justices and he knew that Tom was not guilty in both Atticus still had a strong passion for the trial when he knew in both the book and movie that he would lose the case because the court system back then was colored blind.

"It's a sin to kill a mockingbird," explains Atticus Finch to his children (To Kill Dir. Robert Mulligan). Neither the novel nor film version of To Kill A Mockingbird is better than one another, just different. "It's no secret that adapting a novel to film can be a perilous affair. A movie, even when it's good, doesn't often convey the feeling of the book it's based on. But in this case screenwriter Horton Foote treated the Harper Lee novel - about a Depression-era Alabama lawyer and his two children - with love and respect, and the director successfully evoked the

When a book is taken in by a movie company to be turned into a movie, some things are going to change or get cut out so that it meets certain requirements. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee is certainly not an exception. When Universal Productions chose to make the popular novel into a movie, the director and screenwriters had to make some important choices as to what they kept in and what they didn’t. There are many differences when you compare the two versions of To Kill a Mockingbird, but some that stood out are; the narrator of the movie is an Adult Scout looking back, the school appeared to be nicer in the movie, Aunt Alexandra isn’t mentioned in the movie at all, Scout isn’t shown when she is in class and there is more than one focus character. No movie is exactly like the book whether it be because of budget or time limit, and sometimes it can change the entire tone of the film.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a beloved novel published in 1960. After reading the novel there were some moments and people that I found particularly enjoyable. My favorite part of the novel was when the children went to Boo Radley's house to try to get a look at him. In addition, Atticus Finch was my favorite character in the novel. In my opinion the book was very good. I felt that it really showed the thoughts and actions, both good and bad, of the people in the South during the time of the Great Depression. At some points it was sad and at others it was comical but overall it conveyed the message that it was trying to send and everyone could learn something from it.