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To Kill A Mockingbird Movie And Book Comparison Essay

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The Contrast of a Timeless Novel and a Classic Movie. During a time of stringent hardships, a young girl always found a way to keep herself enthralled. To Kill a Mockingbird, a timeless novel, was recreated into a movie that was a classic yet distinctive one from the novel. To Kill a Mockingbird is about a girl named Scout Finch who lived in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930’s. This book focuses on a couple years of Scout’s childhood and everything that occurs and the lessons that she learns. The book written by Harper Lee and the movie directed by Robert Mulligan focuses on Scout, Jem, Atticus, and their reliable chef Caplurnia during the 1930’s. Though the movie is very good, just like the book, there are some indisputable differences. In the movie Aunt Alexandra does not exist, Calpurnia, Jem, and Scout never …show more content…

Aunt Alexandra teaches Jem and Scout many lessons and she becomes the motherly figure for them. Also, she becomes the family’s support system, she is always pushing them to keep going and do their best. “I can’t say I approve of everything he does, Maudie, but he’s my brother and I just want to know when this will ever end.” (Lee 316) This quote from the novel shows another side of Aunt Alexandra that proves that she really does care for the family and she just wants what is best for them. Since Aunt Alexandra was not in the movie, viewers missed out on many of the themes and lessons Aunt Alexandra taught in the book. Many scenes including the missionary circle and when Scout and her family went to Finch Landing were cut out. These scenes provided a lot of detail to the story and also illustrated each of the characters a bit more. Due to the fact that Aunt Alexandra was cut out of the movie, viewers were not able to see important parts of the original

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