Dubose as a terrible person who constantly throws fits and insults everyone she meets. Dubose has a big impact on the kids, especially Jem. When Scout told Atticus all of this, he said that she needed to see things from other’s perspectives as well and that she lacked empathy.įurthermore, Scout, and her brother, Jem, do not have any relationship or contact with Mrs. Caroline spanked her and sent her to a corner. When Scout tried to explain to her new teacher the ways of Maycomb, Ms. In the novel, one of the minor conflicts deals with empathy. Similarly, the film never showed any of the conversations between Scout and her teacher, Ms.
For example, in the film, Aunt Alexandria never appears onscreen, so the issue of gender roles and the constant harping by the other Finch women that Scout isn’t ladylike but more like a tomboy is ignored. As well, Atticus’s marksmanship amazes Scout and Jem, who had never heard of One-Shot Finch.Īdditionally, considering that a film generally runs 90 to 100 minutes, fewer characters, and therefore fewer conflicts can be addressed. The dog is a symbol that represents racism, and Atticus is the only one who can fight against it, while the rest of the people hide from it. The mad dog is a symbol in the book that represents “Maycomb’s usual disease.” This is a phrase that Atticus coins in chapter nine, which criticizes Maycomb’s people and their tendency of racism. Additionally, there is symbolism in this scene when Atticus shoots the dog. Despite all the terrible rumors that the neighborhood invents for the Radley house, Calpurnia treats him the same as she would any other person and warns him. This is major character development for Calpurnia because it shows that she will do what is right and that she does not care about labels. In the novel, when Calpurnia notices the mad dog, she runs to all the houses, including Radley’s, to warn them. In contrast, the scene in the film is more insignificant. The film presents him as the main character and shows the adult perspective of the story more than the children’s point of view of the events in the novel.Īlthough both (the novel and the film) contain the mad dog scene, the novel details it over three chapters and includes character development and symbolism. This is significant because the film focuses more on Atticus and his struggles against the town as he defends Tom Robinson. Moreover, the viewers are witnessing the events as they happen, so they only see the childlike perspective portrayed in the story and never develop a deep connection with her as they would in the novel. However, the film, by its very nature, is a third-person narrative. The reader has a chance to understand her emotions and her thoughts through her conversational style and can gain sympathy and empathy for her. Scout tells the events of the book as a retrospective narrator looking back on her childhood. In the novel, Harper Lee uses a first-person literary point of view, so Scout’s voice was constantly in the ear of the reader, and the reader could develop a deep connection with her. The first and most obvious difference between the novel and the film is the narration. While both the novel and the film address racism and prejudice, the novel addresses other issues as well, such as gender roles, and it also contains more symbolism and character development compared to the film.
#TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD CHARACTERS SPARKNOTES TRIAL#
Set in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s, the major conflict revolves around the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man who has been accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman. To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic 9th-grade reading assignment, narrated by Scout Finch, is one film that matches the novel’s quality. And, we all have teachers that warn us, “don’t think you can just watch the film it’s different than the novel.” Still, some adaptations are quite faithful to their original. We “sparknote” a chapter (or more) because we were too busy binge-watching Stranger Things. Why does a student turn to a classic film adaptation instead of reading the novel? Visual learner? Heavy workload? Laziness? Still, we have all been there.
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