“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it” (George Bernard Shaw). In the early nineteen hundreds, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, takes place. This novel shed light on racism and prejudice situated in a beautiful small town called Maycomb. Directed by Robert Mulligan, To Kill a Mockingbird was created to have a similar feel to the novel, but missed vital scenes and characters.
Christmas at Finch’s Landing was a scene not shown in the movie, missing Atticus’s own relatives calling him names and what Scout and Jem had to go through. “‘Scout’s got to learn to keep her head and learn soon with what’s in store for her these next few months’’’ (Lee 116). Reading To Kill a Mockingbird shows how Atticus taking Tom Robinson’s case has changed people, solely because Atticus is defending a black man. Also, people are feeding false information to the idea that black people are bad. In contrast, nothing was shown about this during the movie. Therefore, Christmas was not spent at Finch’s Landing and Scout never punched Francis. Scout, Jem, and Atticus have to …show more content…
The children learn more about racism and prejudice in Maycomb. Even though, more about racism is shown in the court, they still do not learn much about this topic. “‘How’re we gonna sing it if there aren’t any hymn books?’” (Lee 161). When the children arrive at the First Purchase church, both of them see how much is taken for granted and what black people have to endure. While in the movie, this scene is not shown at all. Calpurnia never takes them to her church, and neither of them understand the other side of the battle in Maycomb. Scout and Jem never learn that black people are actually educated and they also gain awareness of what is happening around them. Moving on, someone watching To Kill a Mockingbird could not see both sides of the conflict between white and black people in