The Better Tale
Please respond to the following questions comparing and contrasting the film version and novel version of To Kill a Mockingbird.
1. Which character in the film is most closely similar to your perception of the character presented in the novel? Explain why (specifically).
2. Which character in the film is most different from your perception of the character presented in the novel? Explain why (specifically).
3. Which scene/event in the novel is most closely similar to your perception of the character presented in the novel? Explain why (specifically).
4. Which scene/event in the novel is most different from your perception of the character presented in the novel? Explain why (specifically).
5. Overall, what did the movie do best in representing the novel? The worst? Explain.
6. Overall, how do you feel the movie presented the major themes and ideas of the novel (walking in someone else's shoes, "killing mockingbirds," courage, etc.)?
1. Which character in the film is most closely similar to your perception of the character presented in the novel? Explain why (specifically).
2. Which character in the film is most different from your perception of the character presented in the novel? Explain why (specifically).
3. Which scene/event in the novel is most closely similar to your perception of the character presented in the novel? Explain why (specifically).
4. Which scene/event in the novel is most different from your perception of the character presented in the novel? Explain why (specifically).
5. Overall, what did the movie do best in representing the novel? The worst? Explain.
6. Overall, how do you feel the movie presented the major themes and ideas of the novel (walking in someone else's shoes, "killing mockingbirds," courage, etc.)?
1. I think the character that was most alike in the book and novel was Atticus Finch. Throughout both stories he showed the same traits, treated and defended Tom the same way and came off in the same perspective as he did in the novel. In both stories he was respectable, courageous, and warmhearted.
ReplyDelete2. The character I found that was most different was Bob Ewell. In the book they made him seem extremely trashy and like white trash, and obviously he was in the movie but he wasn't as ad as I was expecting him or Mayella to be.
3. The scene or event that I think were the closest in similarities would be the scene with Jem, Scout, and Bob Ewell. I think they followed the book very well with the attack, and got the same scene across in both stories.
4. The event I think is most different would be how they don't include Aunt Alexandra at all. It was such a big part in the book that Scout needed to learn to be a lady, but that was never once brought up in the movie.
5.The movie did best representing the court case. All the testimonies were very similar and they did everything the same in the book and movie besides the small detail where Tom had to catch the cup. I think the movie represented the themes very poorly. The only theme used was about not killing mockingbirds, but they never included courage or gender roles.
6. As I stated in number 5, I think the themes were presented very badly, and hardly covered at all. In the book it was a huge deal that Scout becomes a lady and that Mrs. Dubose showed so much courage, but in the movie neither of those ideas were brought up at all.
1. The character I think is most similar is Atticus. I think this because he was a wise person who cared about his kids and believed in justice for everyone.
ReplyDelete2. I think the character that was most different was Mayella Ewell. I think she was the most different because in the novel she was more upset and quiet. In the movie she was louder and seemed more angry than scared.
3. The scene I think is more similar is the mob scene when Atticus was cornered by the people against the court case. Like in the book it was Scout who talked Mr. Cunningham into leaving by talking about his son and making him realize it wasn't worth it.
4. The scene I think is the most different is when Scout and Jem find the soap figures in the tree. I think that this scene is different both because the tree was filled in right away and the soap figures were the first things Scout found.
5. I think the movie best represented how Scout was always getting into trouble and going on adventures. She got into a lot of trouble in the movie that she did in the book, like getting involved in the mob scene. I think the movie did a poor job of representing how important some of the characters were. Characters like Mrs. Dubose that teach an important theme and Mrs. Maudie who was a friend to Scout and Jem that had an important part in the novel.
6. I think the movie did a bad job at conveying these themes. While it did touch on walking in someone else shoes there was little else there. Mrs. Dubose was the example Atticus used for courage, but she was only in the movie for about 15 seconds. The novel also had importance in the theme of growing up. In the movie though the characters had no character change and there was no maturing or growing up.
-Ash Lyons
Jessica Kremer
ReplyDelete1.) I think Atticus in the book and movie are mostly the same in the movie.I think that because his actions and thoughts in the book and movie were the same and the acted the same in both very good.
2.) I think that Scout acted different. I think that in the movie she was kinda snotty and didn't listen. I think is because in the book I feel she was more understanding and in the movie she was kind of like whatever it doesn't matter attitude.
3.)I think that the part where Bob attacks Jem and Scout was mostly the same in the book and in the movie. I think this because the way Bob attacked them was the same where he tried to attack Scout but it didn't work, also how he followed them.
4.) I think the part where Heck Tate was explaining how Bob died. In the book it kind of showed Atticus arguing more about how he thought Jem killed Bob but in the movie he didn't really say that what he thought Heck just looked at him and said "Bob fell on his knife now goodnight". That why I think its different because there really was no talk about how he thought Jem killed Bob.
5.) I think they did best showing off Atticus's character because he really was the same and was a good actor and basically did everything he did in the book. I think the worst is how they showed Boo in the book he seemed nice and stuff but in the movie it looked like he was scared and was not going to do anything.
6.) I feel like they didn't really do a good job at showing the themes of the book. I think they didn't show how Scout should walk into other peoples shoes I feel if this would have been mentioned in the movie maybe Scout would have acted better and understanding.
1. I think Atticus was the closest to my perception of his character in the book. He was respected by everyone in both the movie and book. Atticus treated his kids and everyone in the town with respect and kindness in both the novel and film.
ReplyDelete2. I think that Scout differed the most from what I expected. Scout looked younger and didn't seem as intelligent in the movie.
3. I thought the scene where Jem and Scout got attacked by Mr. Ewell was the most similar to the book. In the movie, it showed how Mr. Ewell come after them and how Scout's costume protected her. It also showed Boo saving them and carrying Jem home.
4. I thought the court case differed the most from my perception because they left out multiple things. In the movie they left out Dolphus Raymond talking to Scout and Dill, explaining to them why he acted like a drunk. They also left out Calipurnia coming in to the court and telling Atticus that his children were there.
5. I thought the movie did a good job of representing how rude Mr. Ewell was to the Robinson family and to Atticus. It showed him yelling at Robinsons outside of their house and him spitting in Atticus' face.
The movie did a bad job of representing the Finch family because they left out Christmas and Aunt Alexandra. They also left out Dolphus Raymond explaining that he has to have a reason, otherwise the town wouldn't understand his actions.
6. I think the movie presented some of the major themes very well. It showed Scout's understanding at the end, that to say Boo saved them would be like killing a mockingbird. It also showed walking in someone else's shoes when Scout brought Boo home and saw his point of view. The theme I thought they didn't incorporate well was courage because they didn't have Ms. Dubose in the movie to show what she did.
1.) One character to my perception of what they were like in the novel is Scout. In the novel Scout was very outgoing and was a very curious girl. When Scouts character was being played in the novel it showed those same qualities. Scout was always around Jem and Dill asking questions and going with them every where they went. So I feel like Scouts personality was portrayed both the same in the novel and the movie.
ReplyDelete2.) A character that I believe that was most different from the novel then the movie was Mayella. In the novel I had the perception that Mayella was a quiet nice girl who always got taken advantage of who always tried to look nice. But in the movie Mayella was very aggressive and not polite and looked like a crazy women.
3.) A scene in the novel that is similar to my perception is the Jail scene when Atticus was outside watching the Jail making sure no one was going to hurt Tom Robersion. When the mob came up in their cars it was the same visual I had that it would be. Also when Scout talked to Mr. Cunningham and got the mob to leave.
4.) The scene that was different from what I percepted it to be was the scene when Jem put Scout in the tire and she hit the Radley house. It was different for me because I thought that the Radley house was farther away from the Finch's house. Also the fence outside of the Radley house was different from what I thought it would be.
5.) In the movie they did a fantasic job of having the role of Atticus being played well. Atticus in the movie was fantatic and portrayed all of Atticus qualities that were shown in the novel. Something that was not good in the movie from the novel was the layout of the scenes because I felt like all their houses were really close together and like it was kinda confusing when they went to school and were walking places.
6.) I feel like the movie did an overall good job in portraying the themes from the novel. It went right along like it did in the novel by presenting the themes even those some scenes from the novel were left out in the movie. The movie still got the themes to come across like they did in the novel.
1.) I believe Atticus was the only character in the movie that was similar to the Atticus in the novel. Atticus was just as noble and a great father figure to jem and scout.
ReplyDelete2.) The character i believe was different to the character in the novel was Jem, i pictured jem to be a more larger more brotherly like character.
3.) The scene i believe is the most similar to between the movie and the book was the Trial were Atticus defends Tom Robinson. Everything that went down in the court room was on point to the scene in the book.
4.) The scene where Dill dared jem to go near the Radley houshold was completely different then when it was described in the book. In the Movie the scene was set different the what i imagined reading the book but the only thing i felt fell in order, was when Jem's Pants were folded on the fence when they fell off.
5.) The movie did best at representing the general idea of being able to see and witness other peoples lives, in their shoes.The movie also did wel in showing that its good respect people no matter what skin tone or how much money the have
6.) I feel the movie did a very good job of sending the message of walking in someone else's shoes and so i think that making this movie was a good movie.
1. The person I thought was most similar in both the film and the book was Atticus. The reason I thought that Atticus was similar in both is because he is such a strong person and he still teaches his children the important lessons that were taught in the book.
ReplyDelete2. The person who I think is very different in the film compared to the book is Dill. The reason I say this is because in the book Dill is very wild and has a very good imagination but in the movie he is very quiet and keeps to himself a lot.
3. I think the scene that was best acted out in the film was the either the trial or jail scene. I think this because when I was reading the book that is how I imagined it would be but they did leave a few minor details out that could have made the movie even better. Like in the book Cal came into the courthouse to get the kids but in the movie that never really happened or when Mr. Underwood told Atticus he had is back after the mob left the jail.
4. I think the scene that was very different was the pageant scene. I think this scene was the most different because after Jem got saved by Boo Scout got out of her ham costume herself and in the book Aunt Alexandra helped her take it off at their house. Also Heck Tate brought Scout her pink dress in the book but in the movie he brought her ham costume back, but the biggest thing that I think could have helped the audience understand the movie better is if they would have shown Cecil Jacobs scaring the kids before the pageant.
5/6.I think the movie best acted the trail out because they represented everything very well and it wasn't confusing at all, but I think the movie should have focused more on the themes. The reason I think that the themes were involved poorly in the movie is because Atticus didn't explain to the kids anything about courage because the scene with Ms. Dubose was not included at all. Also I think the scene with the dog did not teach the child a lesson either because it would have taken up to much time in the movie to explain all of the lessons.
1. I think that the character that closely represents the book is Atticus, in the book and the movie Atticus is smart and nice, he helps Scout and Jem grow up and he is still very wise.
ReplyDelete2. I think the character that is most different in the movie is Mayella, when I was reading the book I thought that Mayella was kind of a reserved person that was scarred of everything and didn't talk a lot. But, in the movie they made Mayella look like a crazy person that knew full well what she was doing.
3. The scene that most closely relates to the book is the fight scene, in this scene Scout and Jem are attacked by Bob Ewell, in the book this also happens but in the book her costume was smashed not taken off.
4. The scene that is most different form the book is the court room scene because Calpurnia did not walk in and tell Atticus that his children where missing and the kids never meet Dolphus Raymon.
5. The best thing the movie represented was the theme of killing a mocking bird because they never left anything out when dealing with boo. I think the movie did not do the character justice, Jem was too young because he never got to "grow up" before Scout did, and Aunt Alexandra never made an appearance.
6. I think the movie did a very good job with presenting all of the themes because Atticus helped teach Scout and Jem show empathy and courage, which were the major themes.
-Gavin F-W
1. The character that was presented the same would be Atticus. In the movie Atticus' character was shown the same when he defended Tom. Atticus came off as warmhearted and caring. In both the movie and novel Atticus wanted his kids to learn several life lessons. This showed how he cared about others more than hisself.
ReplyDelete2. The character that was most different in the movie was Bob Ewell. Bob Ewell was white trash in the novel, but was only in overalls in the movie. In the movie, he didn't look as dirty looking as he could have been. Also in the book, Bob seemed to be more threatening because in the movie he never threatened Atticus after the court case. Bob only spit in his face.
3. The event that was most similar was when Boo killed Bob. In both the book and movie, the two childern hear someone following them. Then when they get to the tree Bob starts attacking Jem and Boo comes in and stabs Bob. Everything happens as it did in the book.
4. The event that was the most different was the scene with Mrs. Dubose. In the book they focused a lot on that scene when she was addicted to morphine because it portrayed a big message of courage. In the movie Jem doesn't ruin her bushes and the kids don't have to go over and read to her. I think this was a very important scene that was left out.
5. I think the movie did a great job representing the court case. The movie showed that Tom had a dead left arm and couldn't have beat up Mayella since the right side of her face was beat up. It also showed Bob, Tom, and Mayella's sides of the story just like it did in the novel. I think the movie did a poor job representing the themes. The movie left out a big lesson of courage with Mrs. Dubose. It also left out the lesson of making Scout more of a lady.
6. I think the movie presented some of the major themes pretty well, but there were some themes they left out. They hit the theme of walking in someone else's shoes when she had Walter over for dinner, and at the end of the movie when she takes Boo to his house. On the other hand, the movie didn't focus on the theme of courage. They never really involved Mrs. Dubose in much of the movie, so it was hard for them to come through with that theme.
1. The character in the movie who was closely similar to the character in the novel, would be Atticus Finch. I choose Atticus because the description of him in the novel is very well played in the movie to "Kill a Mockingbird."
ReplyDelete2. I thought Scout was most different from the novel to the movie. In the movie Scout seemed more bratty then the book. I also think Scout showed how she transformed into a girly-girly more in the book then the movie.
3. The scene in the book which was closely similar to the scene in the movie would happen to be the trial scene where Tom is found guilty. I think this scene is similar to the book and the movie because each of there testimony's was like the books. Also that Scout and Jem sat in the colored balcony with Reverend Sykes. Though there are some differences for example Calpurina never came into the court room.
4. The scene which was most different in the book and the movie would include the scene where Bob Ewell tried to harm Scout and Jem. I think this is different from the book because Cecil Jacobs tried to scare Scout and Jem on the way to the school, and in the movie this never happens which get confusing why Scout would yell his name then when there walking home. Also in this scene in the book Mr. Heck Tate looked at Scout's costume and saw that he tried to cut her, but in the book it never shows that Bob Ewell had a knife on him at all.
5. The movie best represented the trial scene and it focused around how Tom Robinson was convicted. I think the worst was that in the movie they never mentioned Aunt Alexandra and Dolphus Raymond. The movie also skipped out on scenes such as Ms. Maudies house burning down, and Aunt Alexandra's visit.
6. I think the movie didn't do a very good job at explaining the themes. I think they should have explained it more in the movie like they did in the novel.
Lillie Merfeld
ReplyDelete1. The character that I thought was the most similar to my perception of them in the book is Atticus. Atticus has the same knowledge that he does in the book and I think that the actor played this character very well.
2. The character that I thought was most different in the movie from in the book is Arthur Radley. In the movie, Arthur was really weird and creepy. He kind of looked sick and seemed like he was crazy. In the book it made it seem like he was more normal and, although he was scared, he seemed kind.
3. The scene that was mostly the same in both the movie and the book was the scene where Jem loses his pants while going to the Radley house.
4. The scene that I found most unlike the scene in the book was the court case scene. In the book during the court case Atticus pointed out many things that he didn’t in the movie. In the book, Dill starts crying and goes outside but in the movie that never happens. The kids never meet Dolphus Raymond in the movie and the character of Mayella was played quite differently than I thought it should have been.
5/6. The movie best represented Atticus and Bob Ewell in the fact that those characters remained the same in both the movie and the book. Atticus was still smart, kind and wise while Bob was a drunk, mean and gross. The thing that I think was represented the worst were the themes of the story. They were brought up a little bit but weren’t talked about a lot. In the movie you couldn’t really make the connection between the themes and the things that happened. The theme of courage wasn’t really brought up at all. Overall, I don’t think that the major themes and ideas were represented very well in the movie. I think that it should have included certain characters like Aunt Alexandra and more of Mrs. Dubose. I don’t like how they made Mayella, Arthur and Scout different than they are in the book. I think that the movie could be way better if they changed some of these things like the scenes and the settings.
1. I think the character who is mostly the same throughout the story and novel is Atticus. Atticus was mostly the same in the novel and the movie. He is the classic southern gentleman who doesn't curse, doesn't treat others rudely, and always uses his manners. Atticus was mostly the same throughout both treating his kids like adults, and even getting upset when Tom Robinson had been killed. One minor difference being when Heck Tate was explaining the situation to Atticus about the death of Bob Ewell. Atticus caught on quicker than the he did in the novel.
ReplyDelete2. A character who isn't portrayed as well as they are in the novel would be Miss Maudie. She wasn't too important in the movie as she was in the novel. In the movie she still is kind, caring, and understanding. But in the novel she's kind of like a lady figure on the children, almost like a mother to them. She represents much more in the novel than the movie, but scenes and characters had to be cut to keep the film with a shorter run time.
3. I believe the court case scene was represented well in the movie. The testimonies were about the same for the characters, the colored section standing for Atticus was in both, and Atticus trying to show that Tom Robinson couldn't be guilty for beating Mayella that it had to be Bob.
4. A scene in the movie that is different from the novel is the scene with visiting Helen Robinson. Bob Ewell wasn't there in the novel to spit on Atticus's face. Also in the story Jem and Dill were both with Atticus as well as Calpurnia. But in the movie only Jem was with Atticus.
5. The movie did a good job representing the characters. The characters in the novel that were shown in the movie were represented pretty well in the movie. Showing Atticus as a gentleman, Jem as the growing boy getting a bad mood, and Scout as a young understanding child. The movie did a bad job of representing Jem's disgust with the verdict of the court case. In the novel Jem realizes that his small town isn't as perfect as he once believed. In the movie Jem cries, but isn't hurt as much as he was in the story.
6. The movie did a good job of representing the themes, hitting on hard on the "killing mockingbirds" theme using the court case to show this. The movie also used the last scene with Arthur Radley in order to show this theme by showing that Arthur would rather be left alone then bothered by the whole neighborhood. That Atticus should think about the trouble he would cause Arthur.
1. I believe that Atticus was the same in the movie and novel because he had a lot of the same characteristics. He respected everyone, even when they didn't respect him. He wanted Jem and Scout to be nice to everyone also.
ReplyDelete2. The character that I thought was most different was Mayella Ewell. In the book she seemed quiet, and it seemed she didn't say much. In the movie, she was loud and very scared. She yelled at Atticus and everyone on Toms side because she could not believe that they thought Tom wouldn't have raped her.
3. I think the scene that is most alike in the book and movie is the scene when Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout. I pictured exactly what happen, except I expected it to be darker and I figured that in the movie we wouldn't see it all happen but we pretty much did. It also showed how Boo carried Jem home, but I did not expect Boo to be hiding behind the door in the movie.
4. The scene that I think is most different is the court scene. Bob Ewell acts a little different I think. Mayella also does because in the book she doesn't say much, but in the movie, she yells at Atticus. It's also different because in the movie Calpurnia doesn't come looking for the kids, and they don't have to leave and go home to eat.
5. The movie did a good job of representing how Atticus respects everyone. He is able to stay calm every time Bob Ewell yells at him, and when he spits in his face. He still respects Bob. They do a bad job of showing Aunt Alexandra. She is kind of a big part of the story because she wants Jem and Scout to have manners and continue the tradition of the Finches and how polite they are. She also plays a big part because she wants Scout to be a lady, and she keeps the house and the kids in line.
6. I think the movie did a bad job of representing the themes because the movie didn't talk about how Scout needed to learn how to be a lady. They also did a bad job of showing courage because the movie did not have Mrs. Dubose at all and it didn't show what she did. They did a good job of representing mockingbirds because in the end Scout understood that Boo was a mockingbird, and also Tom Robinson was a mockingbird to because he did nothing wrong, but he was killed because of it.