I didn’t like “The Mob” and that scene, because it was too dark, and the men from “The Mob” were too loud for such a small area and the also smelt really bad of B.O. I also didn’t like the fact that the character who played Calpurnia also had to play Tom Robinson, it really destroyed the fact that the play was about black people versus white people, and by having one black person in the whole play defeats the purpose.
What was the difference between the book and the play?
There were many differences between the book and the play. One of the major differences in the play compared to the book was that Miss Maudie was the narrator in the play, and in the book the narrator was Scout. This made the play come out from a slightly different point of view because Miss Maudie’s opinions weren’t the same as Scout’s were in the book.
In the play, a lot of scenes were cut out, such as Jem, Scout and Dill going into Boo Radley’s yard and almost getting caught by him, and then Jem getting his pants caught in the fence. This scene to me was fairly important because it showed that Boo Radley wasn’t going to hurt them, because he was just as scared of them as they were of him.
Another difference was that in the book, it told us all about Scout’s first day at school, but in the play, nothing was said about it. The only thing that was said was that Scout got into a fight with Walter Cunningham. I don’t like it how it cuts out scenes. I know that the play would have gone on forever but they can always shorten bits, not completely cut them out.
What were the most important parts of the play?
There were many important parts to the play. I think the most important part of the play was the courtroom scene. It was the longest bit but it showed the audience how Tom Robinson was in the wrong no matter what was said. It showed the Racism, injustice and prejudice that were alive in those days. Having the verdict hanging up at the back of the audience was a great idea, because it showed that the verdict was decided even before Tom was questioned.
The scene when Bob Ewells attacked Scout and Jem on the way home from the school pageant was an important part as well. It proved that Bob Ewells was a very violent man and was out to hurt anyone who said he did something wrong. This scene was also important because it showed how Boo Radley was a good man by him helping Scout and Jem, and that really, he was just shy and scared because of his “reputation”.
What were the most important themes in the book and play?
There were many important themes in both the book and play. One of them is Racism. Racism is strongly used in both the book and play, mainly against Tom Robinson. He gets sentenced to jail for allegedly raping a white woman, which he says he didn’t do, and all evidence say he didn’t.
How did the characters in the play compare with the characters in the book?
