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To Kill A Mockingbird Movie Vs Book

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Prejudice, violence, and secrets seem to be invading Maycomb-will the small Alabama town make it through? To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a fictional story told through the eyes of a young girl, Scout Finch. It is about her adventures throughout Maycomb with her brother, Jem. They are eager to learn more about their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley. Meanwhile, Scout and Jem’s father, Atticus Finch, a courageous attorney, tries to prove the innocence of a black man. Directed by Robert Mulligan, the movie of To Kill a Mockingbird is missing many parts and themes from the book, which make the story so meaningful.
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Miss Caroline, Scout’s teacher, once got mad at Scout because she knew how to read. Scout was very upset over this and said she did not want to go back to school. Atticus says to her, “If you’ll concede the necessity of going to school, we’ll go on reading every night just as we always have” (Lee 41). The rules of school in Maycomb are very different from now- when Walter Cunningham was offered a quarter for lunch that he could not take, Scout tried to explain his situation to Miss Caroline, only resulting in Scout being yelled at for trying to help. Scout was also yelled at for knowing how to read, while Burris Ewell is allowed to only come into school for one day, and that is not fair. The school scenes are influential to the story’s plot and meaning, however the movie only shows the outside of the school for one scene. The movie shows Scout’s fight with Walter Cunningham after Scout tried to defend him. This changes the plot and message of the movie because one does not get to learn the background of Burris Ewell, Walter Cunningham, the teachers, and the overall atmosphere at school. The absence of the school scenes change the effect because it does not show the rules and negativity of Miss Caroline, who demonstrates what school was like in the 1930s. The school element of the book was important to further understand the people and education in Maycomb and it changes the effect of the

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