To Kill A Mockingbird Book Vs Movie Analysis

There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is made into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

It is believed, that there are many pieces to the story of To Kill a Mocking Bird left out of the film version of the novel. I agree with this statement, and I am here today to show you four select scenes and/or characters that (in my opinion) were significant to the story. To Kill a Mocking Bird is a coming of age story for two young children, as well as a story that shows that people are not always what they seem to be. The scenes that I have chosen are very important role in supporting to these themes.

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.

There are many differences between the book; To Kill a Mockingbird and the movie. Some differences are easy to spot and some aren’t. Many things that are in the book aren’t in the movie. Many of these things you don’t need, but are crucial to the plot of the book. Movies and books have differences and similarities, but many things in books MUST be included in the movie.

I selected this book because its the best book I have ever read. I read To Kill A Mockingbird last year and my class wrote an essay about this book, since I already know so much about this book I thought it would be a nice and quick read. I thought it would be a great enjoyment to refresh my memory of this epic book. I watched the movie soon after I read the whole book and it was very fun to pick out the not-placed and wrong-worded parts of the movie. To Kill A Mockingbird is about a sister, brother, and their friend Dill finding items in their neighbors tree, soon after this their father was the lawyer of a case on an african american.

A tomboy. A “negro”. An outsider. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Maycomb is filled with prejudice and stereotypes. Much like today, people believe there is a certain way things are meant to be. Prejudice and stereotypes have only evolved throughout the past 90 years.

For example: when Scout returns home, he realizes that the man who saved them was Boo Radley. Tom Robinson, the black man that Atticus is defending, is also the same between the novel and the film. In the story, Atticus is asked to defend Tom Robinson because he was accused of raping a white woman, but in the middle of the story, Atticus prevents the men from hurting Tom at the jail and similarly to the novel, the court case happens, witnesses speak of the incident, and Tom is found guilty and charged despite the fact that both in the film and in the novel it is really obvious that Tom did not actually harm the woman. As in the novel, Tom Robinson is shot dead before Atticus has the opportunity to appeal to his court case. As we can see, there are many similarities between the film and the novel, but surprisingly, there are also many

The film "To Kill a Mockingbird" was based on the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. There where major differences between the novel and the movie. There were characters left out and characters int the movie were not portrayed as they are in the novel. This highly affected the movie. Also there were key events that were left out of the movie that were in the book. The overall themes of the book was not the overall themes of the film.

A crucial similarity in both the novel To Kill a Mockingbird and the movie is the advice that Atticus teaches the kids. The first piece of advice that played an important role in both versions of To Kill a Mockingbird is that “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk”. (Page 39) This advice, which was given by Atticus to Scout helped her develop throughout the book. Before Atticus told her this lesson, Scout lacked sympathy and judged people who were different, for example Boo Radley. However, at the end of the novel and movie Scout was able to comprehend Boo Radley’s perspective of all the events that happened throughout the novel. She claimed that “just

Throughout this essay you will be told a few of the similarities and differences in Harper Lee’s Novel To Kill a Mockingbird. When the book To Kill a Mockingbird was produced into a movie there were many details and characters that did not make show up in the movie that were talked about in the book.

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.

For my paper I have chosen to analyze the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird.” This movie is based on the novel – by the same name – written by Harper Lee. The story has two major plotlines. One follows Jem, Scout, and Dill as they try to uncover the secretes behind the infamous “Boo” Radley. It’s only at the end of the movie that we learn “Boo’s” real name to be Arthur, and that we discover he actually tries to protect people, as he saved Jem and Scout’s lives. The other major plotline, and the one more relevant to this class, follows Atticus Finch, Jem and Scout’s father, as he tries to represent Tom Robinson. Mr. Robinson is an African American man who has been charged with raping Mayella Ewell. The movie then follows both the trial and 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.

Every movie has their own villain, but “To Kill a Mockingbird” creates a new perspective. As the movie begins, Bob Ewell is revealed to be a ruthless and drunken man. In the first scene Bob appears in, the camera catches certain aspects of his evil motives. The director plays no music in order for the watcher to carefully hear the antagonizing words of Bob Ewell. He clearly shows the watcher that Bob is the adversary of the movie. The positioning of the camera consists of close, crooked angles to represent his “crooked” views. Bob Ewell’s voice sounds rough and unclear, emphasizing his spiteful intentions.

This novel was also turned into a movie in 1962. The movie and the book had both similarities and differences. For instance, the relationship between Atticus and the African Americans was a similarity between the book and the movie. On the other hand the absence of Aunt Alexandra in the movie was a prominent difference between the book and the movie. The book and the movie were both good ,but there were similarities and differences in each .