To Kill A Mockingbird Book Vs Movie

Acclaimed novelist Paulo Coelho once said “The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That’s why we go to the movies and say, ‘Oh, the book is better.’” This applies to what has been a subject of debate regarding the famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This subject is a matter of whether someone should read the novel or instead watch the movie about it that released many years later. One should read the book To Kill a Mockingbird because it had important plot points lacking in the movie, there was increased characterization for Atticus Finch, and it better represented the theme of prejudice. One should read To Kill a Mockingbird rather than watch the movie because it had significant plot points that were not present in

Specifically, Scout speaks up for Walter Cunningham in class by explaining why he doesn’t bring a lunch to school, which results in Miss Caroline to slap her with a ruler. This entire scene was not displayed in the movie and only the aftermath was shown, where Scout beats up Walter in the schoolyard for letting that happen to her. The purpose of this scene in the book was to show how Scout differs from the rest of the kids in Maycomb when it comes to her upbringing and it even shows how Atticus cares about their education. However, the movie doesn’t delve into this part of the story, which is a major component of the plot missing. Another important plot point that was in the book but was missing in the movie was when Jem had to read to Mrs. Dubose after he messed up her front lawn. In the book, Jem had to read to Mrs. Dubose everyday as a form of punishment for destroying her garden. He does this for a while until she eventually does, where Atticus gives him an important piece of advice saying “I wanted

The book exemplified the theme of prejudice particularly when Jem and Scout go with Calpurnia to her church. In this chapter, the prejudice is described in the sense that the churches of white and black people varied quite a bit from each other. While the church that Jem and Scout would normally go to was very large, Calpurnia’s church was in very bad condition and most of the people weren’t even able to read out of hymn books. What this entire chapter was showing was how divided people of different races were in society, where white people would live a much higher quality of life than the black people. While the book showed many examples of prejudice like this, the movie strictly showed that in the trial. The trial itself already deals with a black man against a white woman and the verdict was meant to show the prejudice in Maycomb, but that was as far as the movie went with it. The movie lacked the scene in the church with Calpurnia and she had a very minimal role in it as well. While prejudice was something that was being mentioned throughout the course of the entire book, it seemed to be kept to the side during the movie until the actual trial happened. Therefore, it is better to read the book instead of watching the movie as it exhibited its themes, like prejudice, much stronger than the