To Kill A Mockingbird Book Vs Movie

The movie To Kill a Mockingbird, based on the novel written by Harper Lee showed the life of a child during the Great Depression and captured the theme of innocence taken away by evil. In most cases the book is always better than the film because life lessons are taken away in greater detail and are much easier to apply to a reader's life. Many movies stray from the book as did To Kill a Mockingbird, but also captured the scenes not shown in the book.

Unlike the book, the movie had taken away the relationship that Boo Radley had with the children. One part of the book which was not shown in the movie was Mrs. Maudie's house fire when Boo Radley had draped a blanket over Scout’s shoulders while Jem and Scout were standing in the cold. Both children were unaware of what happened until they had gone back to the house. This specific example shows the relationship Boo had felt with the kids even though he was stuck inside the Radley …show more content…
Once the trial was complete and the courtroom had begun to pile out, the African American people had stood and waited for Atticus to exit. When Atticus had gathered loose papers and a briefcase Atticus had proceeded to leave, all of those in the balcony had arisen as a sign of respect. This was a profound scene that showed the respect African American’s had for Atticus for defending Tom Robinson in this trial case that had little to no chance of being proven as not guilty.

The movie To Kill a Mockingbird had captured some of the important scenes from the novel but also added to the story. Most people who have read the book and watched the movie can pick and choose what was taken out of the storyline or what was added in. No matter how a reader/watcher looks at both the movie and book the conclusion is simple, the book was a classic piece of literature and the movie was a profound screenplay of themes in the original