Compare And Contrast To Kill A Mockingbird Movie And Book

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is an amazing novel written in 1960. From my point of view, reading makes you enjoy the story more because it shows you more thoughts and actions. In contrast, the movie, it has less details and events which makes the book more enjoyable.

For example, in the movie Aunt Alexandra never comes out and the issue of Scout becoming a lady is not important and in my perspective this a major role in their life, so I prefer books because it tells you more about the characters, their feelings, etc. In the book Jem has to read to Mrs. Dubose everyday, and after her death Atticus tells him about courage but in the movie there weren’t any scenes about Atticus telling Jem about courage, making the movie

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