I think that the biggest difference between the book and the movie is, that aunt Alexandria was not present at all during the movie. In the book she was a prominent figure, she was set up to show the differences between Atticus and the rest of Maycomb. For example, " Grandma says it's bad enough he lets you all run wild, but now he's turned out a nigger-lover we'll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again." This shows Alexandria's opinion on Atticus's behavior in comparison to children's, this is not showed in the movie at all. Another reason that this is a major difference is, but she shows how the Finches differ from the rest of the town. For example, "Maycomb welcomed her… Miss Rachel next-door had Aunty for coffee in the afternoons, and Mr. Nathan Radley went so far as to come up in the front yard and say he was glad to see her." This is the way of contrasting how the town ask around Atticus to how they act around Alexandria, none of these people would be doing these things for Atticus yet they do that for Alexandria. Again this is hardly, if at all, shown in the movie.
In my opinion books portray the story better. There are a lot of things in the book did you not translate into the movie that really add to the story. For example, we see less of characters like Miss Maudie, and Mrs. Dubose. Then there are the characters that we don't see at all, Such as aunt Alexandria and Mr. Dolphus Raymond. Another example our events that were important to the plot being completely removed. Things such as Mrs. Dubose death, Christmas at the landing, and the mixed children. These things really add depth to the characters and the plot yet they were not added. I understand that in a movie based on book it is hard to add everything, however there are certain things that did not need to be removed that I wish had been left in.
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