To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about siblings Scout and Lee who learn how bad racism is in the South and how whites treat African Americans. The story is being told from the older version of Scout as she reflects on her past. During this book, the author tries to shed light on racism in the South and how some people will stand up for blacks and help them. Robert Mulligan, the director of the movie version of this book, creates a good movie but adds and removes scenes and characters who he feels are not important. In the movie, the director omitted many minor characters that Harper Lee included in her book to show diversity in the characters. The absent characters are Link Deas, Dolphus Raymond, and Uncle Jack.

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During the trial the Scout and Dill leave because Dill is feeling sick. They meet Dolphus who is presumed by everyone to be a drunk because he prefers black company and he constantly drinks from a paper bag. Lee describes Raymond’s life, “He’s got a Co-Cola bottle full of whiskey in there. That’s so’s not to upset the ladies...He likes ‘em better’n he like us” (Lee 214). Jem tells Scout and Dill what the town knows about Dolphus. Raymond pretends to be a drunk for a excuse to live and hang out with the African American community. Mr.Raymond enjoys the company of blacks because the white community is always making rumors and being negative about each other while the black community is supportive of each other. A reason the director didn’t include this character was because he had to get the rating to PG and the theme a man constantly drinking would not be appropriate for the intended audience. Dolphus shows the kids is real side which the residents of Maycomb don’t see because there are always rumors about him. When he sees Dill with a upset stomach he offers his paper bag with his drink. After tasting the drink Dll says, “Scout, it’s nothing but Coca-Cola’ (Lee 267). Dolphus responds by saying, “You little folks won’t tell on me now, will you? It’d ruin my reputation” (Lee 267). Mr.Raymond shows his caring side by trying to help Dill’s pain go away. He lets the kids …show more content…
The movie completely skips over the scene when the Finch family goes to Finch’s Landing for Christmas because the director could not tie it into the main storyline. Scout and Jem both love Uncle Jack which is why they like going. An example of this is when Scout talks about a time when Uncle Jack helped her when she was in pain. She recalls, “One Christmas I lurked in corners nursing a twisted splinter in my foot, permitting no one to come near me...he held up a bloody splinter in a pair tweezers and said he yanked it while I was laughing” (Lee 104). This shows the readers that Jack is a funny man who is also smart. He helped Scout with her pain by making her laugh so she could forgot about the splinter. It also shows how he was the only one who could get close to Scout meaning that Scout trusts him a lot. Uncle Jack got mad at Scout for punching Frankie which is not in the movie. Scout gets angry because Jack won’t hear her side of the story. Uncle Jack shows his fairness by listening to Scout’s side of the story and says, “I’ve got no intention of letting it go...wait’ll I get my hands on that boy” (Lee 114). When Scout tells Jack what Frankie called her dad, he gets mad. He realizes he made a mistake. Scout tells him not to do anything which Uncle listens to. He treats Scout with respect showing character diversity in the book. In the movie most of the adults talk down to the kids. Uncle Jack also is one of