There are both similarities and differences between the book and the movie To Kill A Mockingbird. When some novels get turned into movies, the producers may cut important content that readers find crucial. Although the readers may not agree with cutting them it's necessary in order to limit the movie to a reasonable amount of time. Harper Lee’s novel has much more detail than the movie. One difference found in the movie was a lack of development of the character Calpurnia. In the book, Calpurnia became a strong mother-figure to Jem and Scout. Calpurnia teaches Jem and Scout many lessons and skills. Calpurnia taught Scout how to write in cursive and also teaches her discipline. An example is how she handled Scout’s rude behavior to Walter
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His wife is an African American, so this is why he behaves in this way. He is afraid that the community would not accept his decision of marrying someone of a different race. This is so important because this demonstrates how African Americans were treated and viewed during this time. ‘“Secretly, Miss Finch, I’m not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that’s the way I want to live.” (Lee 204). Mr. Raymond chose his life sober but the people accept it because they think he's a drunk that can't make good decisions. A similarity between the book and the movie was the character of Boo Radley. The children were fascinated with him and he was fascinated with the children. Boo left the children gifts such as dolls, a watch, and gum in the tree in his yard. The children had such a creative imagination because of this. The children thought Boo was a creep who only came out at night because he was danger. “Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” (Lee 9).
The kids often bothered Boo and would then be scared off. but in reality he just didn't like being around the people of Maycomb. At the end of the story the children discover that Boo was just trying to help out his neighbors rather than harm
His wife is an African American, so this is why he behaves in this way. He is afraid that the community would not accept his decision of marrying someone of a different race. This is so important because this demonstrates how African Americans were treated and viewed during this time. ‘“Secretly, Miss Finch, I’m not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that’s the way I want to live.” (Lee 204). Mr. Raymond chose his life sober but the people accept it because they think he's a drunk that can't make good decisions. A similarity between the book and the movie was the character of Boo Radley. The children were fascinated with him and he was fascinated with the children. Boo left the children gifts such as dolls, a watch, and gum in the tree in his yard. The children had such a creative imagination because of this. The children thought Boo was a creep who only came out at night because he was danger. “Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” (Lee 9).
The kids often bothered Boo and would then be scared off. but in reality he just didn't like being around the people of Maycomb. At the end of the story the children discover that Boo was just trying to help out his neighbors rather than harm