Essay On The Difference Between To Kill A Mockingbird Book And Movie

TKAM Film Vs. Graphic Novel

In the graphic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee there were some differences than in the “To Kill a Mockingbird” movie. One major difference between the graphic novel and the movie is there is a character named Aunt Alexandra that was not introduced in the movie. This is a huge difference because Aunt Alexandra has a huge influence on Jem and Scout acting as their mother since Jem and Scout’s mother passed away. Aunt Alexandra tries to convert Scout from acting like a boy and tries to make her act like a girl more. Aunt Alexandra influences both Jem and Scout by teaching them basic manners. Ex. She teaches them how they should act when she first comes over.

Another major difference between the graphic novel and the Movie was in the novel that the First Purchase Church was important because it was a black church and that was the first money they spent on something after being freed as slaves. Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to the church and Reverend Sykes takes them to the front pew and Calpurnia gives Jem and Scout dimes and tells them to keep it. This is important because it shows the differences between the lives of whites and blacks in Maycomb. In the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” there was

Dubose’s garden. This part was very important to the novel because it was the changing point of Jem as a person and as a character as well. When Jem gets caught he has a punishment and he has to read to Mrs. Dubose every day at her house. When Jem finds out his punishment he tells Atticus that he doesn’t want to do it because she is a scary old mean woman but Atticus tells Jem that he has to do it no matter what. This punishment changed Jem as a character because it made him overcome his fear of Mrs. Dubose and it made him a mature and more serious person. Before Jem was a very immature kid and didn’t care for much, instead he just wanted to have