"To Kill a Mockingbird"

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," a story about the senselessness of racism and prejudice and the carelessness of most people in their dealings with people who are different than they are. The paper compares the film based on this story to the original written novel and highlights the limitations of the film.

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"The main limitation of film in telling this story was its inability to use the omnipotent first person inner narrative of the characters that was used in the book. The characters' inner monologues served to let the reader experience the actions occurring in the story from the point of view of the characters, and mainly Scout. The film had to achieve most of its character development through either direct dialogue between the characters or the characters' actions."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Warner Books, 1982.
• To Kill a Mockingbird. Dir. Robert Mulligan. Perf. Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Philip Alford, John Megna, and Robert Duval. Brentwood Productions, 1962.

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