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Compare And Contrast To Kill A Mockingbird Movie And Book

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Atticus Finch is quoted “You never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb in his skin and and walk around in it.” This quote from the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee supports the idea of truly getting to know a person to understand what they go through.Although the film and novel can compare, many aspects prove to show they also contrast. Not only do events contrasts but the ways the universal truths are supported compare and contrast from the novel and film.The themes that one does not truly know another person until they are in their shoes and that power is no blessing itselfs except when it is used to protect innocence are both fully supported in both the film and novel …show more content…

The theme of one does not truly know another person until they walk in their shoes, is proven similarly in both the book and movie. In both the book and movie Atticus is the one who teaches this universal truth to Scout. Although the early introduction to this moral lesson goes right through Scouts mind it isn't until later in the story that the theme is supported through this event. When Scout walks Boo home at the end of the story it is ultimately proven that it wasn't until she stood on his front porch that she realized how exactly Boo saw the world. She saw the world through his eyes while standing on the porch in the end of both the book and movie. Scout is quoted for saying, “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.” This shows Scout's understanding of other people and how exactly one may show empathy.Although the book and movie can share different ideas with the reader/viewer the theme regarding learning someone truly was proven in a similar

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