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1. CHARACTERS

CHARACTERS WITH DIFFERENCES

• Dill
• Calpurnia
• Mrs. Dubose
• Cecil Jacobs
• Jem

CHARACTERS WITH NO MOVIE ROLE

• Aunt Alexandra
• Francis

I believe that the director made these changes because all of the omitted characters were not essential to the plot. You'll notice throughout the book that many situations occur which seem to be irrelevant.

When writing a book, in order to engage a reader and induce a connection between them and the characters, your book must be relatable. Harper Lee introduces characters and situations that, though seemingly irrelevant and unimportant, are essential to the introduction of new morals and messages.

2. EVENTS THAT

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The director likely ,add the decisions to omit these scenes because, again, they aren't essential to the overall plot and the movie would've been unnecessarily long.

3. BOB EWELL

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The director likely made this decision because it added more suspense and excitement to witness the tension between the men, rather then Atticus relaying the events to the children later.

4. TIMING

OCCURENCES

• Single summer
• Tom Robinson's death
• Nathan Radley patches tree
• Scout's fit

The director likely changed the timing of these events to fit the expected time parameters of movies during the 1960s.

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EVENTS THAT OCCURED ONLY IN ONE

MOVIE

• Children visit courthouse
• Heck Tate's warning

BOOK

• Calpurnia's Church
• Aunt Alexandra
• Missionary Aid Society

The director likely made the decision to add and omit these events to make the movie more interesting by eliminating events that weren't visually stimulating and adding events that explained the omitted events.