Battle of the media
The book To Kill a Mockingbird was made into a movie and put on screen, but was it as good as the book? A movie was made after the book To Kill a Mockingbird was published, and it was released on December 25, 1962, just two years after the book was published. Both movies were about a sister and brother that go through the motions of life and learn and experience new things. The movie contains significant differences in plot, setting, and characters which makes the book better.
The movie lacks and switches events in the plot, which makes it confusing. Scout got in trouble trying to the explain the living situation of Walter Cunningham in the beginning of the book. That gets her in trouble and she fights him afterwards. The movie only shows the fight scene. It is not only confusing but the audience misses out on important background information on two of the families in the book. Also, Judge Taylor is found speaking to Atticus in the beginning of the plot. He …show more content…
Mr.Raymond was not featured in the movie. In the book, he was living a life that was, at the time, socially wrong. He was a white man married to a black women with black kids, but he had to cover it up so he would not be judged the wrong way. This was important because it showed someone going against the norms of society. Without the character, the the children (Jem, Scout, and Dill) would not have learned another lesson in the book. In addition, Aunt alexandra was another crucial character who was not shown in the movie. She made an appearance toward the middle of the book. Her role was to help raise the children. She wanted the children to live a different lifestyle, and in the end, Jem and scout were applying some of her ways into their lives. Jem and Scout’s life changed when Aunt Alexandra came and she helped establish their coming of age. The loss of these characters removed a chance for
The book To Kill a Mockingbird was made into a movie and put on screen, but was it as good as the book? A movie was made after the book To Kill a Mockingbird was published, and it was released on December 25, 1962, just two years after the book was published. Both movies were about a sister and brother that go through the motions of life and learn and experience new things. The movie contains significant differences in plot, setting, and characters which makes the book better.
The movie lacks and switches events in the plot, which makes it confusing. Scout got in trouble trying to the explain the living situation of Walter Cunningham in the beginning of the book. That gets her in trouble and she fights him afterwards. The movie only shows the fight scene. It is not only confusing but the audience misses out on important background information on two of the families in the book. Also, Judge Taylor is found speaking to Atticus in the beginning of the plot. He …show more content…
Mr.Raymond was not featured in the movie. In the book, he was living a life that was, at the time, socially wrong. He was a white man married to a black women with black kids, but he had to cover it up so he would not be judged the wrong way. This was important because it showed someone going against the norms of society. Without the character, the the children (Jem, Scout, and Dill) would not have learned another lesson in the book. In addition, Aunt alexandra was another crucial character who was not shown in the movie. She made an appearance toward the middle of the book. Her role was to help raise the children. She wanted the children to live a different lifestyle, and in the end, Jem and scout were applying some of her ways into their lives. Jem and Scout’s life changed when Aunt Alexandra came and she helped establish their coming of age. The loss of these characters removed a chance for