What are some reasons why YOU like To Kill a Mockingbird the novel instead of the movie?
While the film To Kill a Mockingbird is extremely well casted and acted, I like the book better because of Harper Lee’s skilled use of language and characterization. For time’s sake, the filmmakers chose to completely cut out Aunt Alexandra’s character, but the tension between her and Scout is part of what best illustrates Scout’s maturation. I also like the classroom scenes with Miss Caroline, but again those are missing from the movie, and so the film’s audience completely misses Harper Lee’s satirizing the education system of her day.
