Prompt: How would you prove or disprove that one
version of To Kill A Mockingbird
is more affective in delivering its message than the other? Be sure to provide
specific pieces of evidence to support your opinion.
I believe that the novel To Kill A Mockingbird was much more affective delivering its message than the film. The film left out many events that are details to the true meaning of the book.
The film left out the scene where Jem and Scout go to Calpurnia's church. What the children went through in that scene displayed great details on how the black community felt towards the whites. This scene also showed how only four people of the church knew how to read and write. It shows a lot about how unfair things were for the colored people in the county. Leaving this scene out does not display the theme of social inequality properly.
Another scene that was left out was the Christmas scene. When Scout is with her relatives, Francis tells Scout that Atticus is a "nigger-lover." That is a crucial scene, in my opinion, as it shows how children are being influenced by elder's racist views.
What makes To Kill A Mockingbird a loved classic is the fact that it's written in Scout Finch's point of view. Though the story is told when she is a woman, her thoughts from the time events happened are there. This shows a lot about Scout as a character and the innocence she once had at the beginning of the novel. In the beginning of the story, she is a young girl who isn't exposed to the evils of the world but does throughout To Kill A Mockingbird.
Comments: Autumn, Abdiel, Nikolas
I believe that the novel To Kill A Mockingbird was much more affective delivering its message than the film. The film left out many events that are details to the true meaning of the book.
The film left out the scene where Jem and Scout go to Calpurnia's church. What the children went through in that scene displayed great details on how the black community felt towards the whites. This scene also showed how only four people of the church knew how to read and write. It shows a lot about how unfair things were for the colored people in the county. Leaving this scene out does not display the theme of social inequality properly.
Another scene that was left out was the Christmas scene. When Scout is with her relatives, Francis tells Scout that Atticus is a "nigger-lover." That is a crucial scene, in my opinion, as it shows how children are being influenced by elder's racist views.
What makes To Kill A Mockingbird a loved classic is the fact that it's written in Scout Finch's point of view. Though the story is told when she is a woman, her thoughts from the time events happened are there. This shows a lot about Scout as a character and the innocence she once had at the beginning of the novel. In the beginning of the story, she is a young girl who isn't exposed to the evils of the world but does throughout To Kill A Mockingbird.
Comments: Autumn, Abdiel, Nikolas
I like how you mentioned that the film version was said through Scout as a woman and how throughout the book, although she is innocent in the beginning, she is exposed to evils and loses her sense of innocence. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteAthziry -
ReplyDeleteYou make excellent points in your second and third paragraphs, which focus on main scenes being left out. How does your last paragraph fit into thesis?
Also - You are a genius with the hyperlinks for comments!!! Please show me how you did this on Monday!
Mrs. Larson,
ReplyDeleteIn the first two paragraphs I was focusing on the theme of racial inequality and in the final one I was focusing more on the theme of coming of age with Scout.
Thanks! I just highlighted their names and clicked on 'Link' and copy and pasted the link to whichever blog post of theirs that I commented on (like Autumn's link for this week is http://mybookkingdom.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-book-is-better.html) and where it says 'Text to display' I wrote her name. :)
Athziry - I would look at your last paragraph and make sure that your theme is evident then. Thanks for your help with the links!
ReplyDeleteAthziry,
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog Post this week! I thoroughly enjoyed your thoughts about how there was a lack of theme in the movie, and I very much agree! I also focused on the theme of coming of age with Scout, but used a different example- the fact that Aunt Alexandra was not included! I think you did a great job clearly conveying how you thought the theme of racial inequality was lacking, but I think your blog would've been stronger if you gave a specific example from the book that wasn't included in the movie to show how there was a lack of the theme "coming of age" in the movie! Though, overall I loved your blog and look forward to reading more of your work in the future!