Ideally, a novel and its film version supplement each other, on many levels, is the rendition with To Kill a Mockingbird. However, film can convey things that novels can't, and vice versa. Likewise, film has limitations that a novel doesn't.
In the novel, Scout Finch, 6,and her older brother, Jem, 10, live in colorless Maycomb, Alabama, spending majority of their time with Dill (their friend) and scrutinizing their secluded and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and revered lawyer, defends Tom Robinson, an black man against bogus rape charges, the nature of the trial and digressive events introduce and leave the children vulnerably susceptible to the evils of racism and stereotyping.
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They can put a face with a name, so to speak. Additionally, characters can verbally express things with facial expressions, emotion, and posture that an author must describe to readers. Numerous people relish the benefit of being able to visualize a character. However, viewer sometimes are thrown out of the story if the actor playing the part doesn't fit the reader's perception of the character. For instance, the actress who plays Miss Maudie looks thin, much youthful, and more traditional than Scout described in the book, which takes some of the flare, and personality out of the character. Nonetheless, Gregory Peck, by Lee's own proclamation, embodies the character of Atticus Finch, which presents the character a far more increased depth than the book, singly, can provide.
Furthermore, the film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird includes every major event from the novel, however the screenplay takes place over two years, not three, and many events are left out. For example, the children have virtually no contact with Mrs. Dubose (An aged, ill-tempered, racist woman) , and the film never shows Calpurnia (African American hired nanny, part of the family) taking the kids to the black
In the novel, Scout Finch, 6,and her older brother, Jem, 10, live in colorless Maycomb, Alabama, spending majority of their time with Dill (their friend) and scrutinizing their secluded and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and revered lawyer, defends Tom Robinson, an black man against bogus rape charges, the nature of the trial and digressive events introduce and leave the children vulnerably susceptible to the evils of racism and stereotyping.
By its nature, film is …show more content…
They can put a face with a name, so to speak. Additionally, characters can verbally express things with facial expressions, emotion, and posture that an author must describe to readers. Numerous people relish the benefit of being able to visualize a character. However, viewer sometimes are thrown out of the story if the actor playing the part doesn't fit the reader's perception of the character. For instance, the actress who plays Miss Maudie looks thin, much youthful, and more traditional than Scout described in the book, which takes some of the flare, and personality out of the character. Nonetheless, Gregory Peck, by Lee's own proclamation, embodies the character of Atticus Finch, which presents the character a far more increased depth than the book, singly, can provide.
Furthermore, the film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird includes every major event from the novel, however the screenplay takes place over two years, not three, and many events are left out. For example, the children have virtually no contact with Mrs. Dubose (An aged, ill-tempered, racist woman) , and the film never shows Calpurnia (African American hired nanny, part of the family) taking the kids to the black