For next time 3/29: View: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

AlsoRead Ch. 3 in text Fictional And Dramatic

Elements p. 40( particularly note section on symbolism p.71-80) Take CD Quiz or

answer question #1 On Symbolism p. 86 as it applies to To Kill A Mockingbird

Lit On Film (ENG 199 D1)

To Kill A Mockingbird 1962

-----a classic of modern American fiction. The novel is loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

-based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird 1962

..........probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism

-by Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird 1962 Directed by Robert Mulligan

Screenplay by Horton Foote

Music By Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography By Russell Harlan

To Kill A Mockingbird 1962

!▪!Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch!▪!Mary Badham as Jean Louise "Scout" Finch!▪!Phillip Alford as Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch!▪!John Megna as Dill Harris!▪!Brock Peters as Tom Robinson!▪!James Anderson as Bob Ewell!▪!Collin Wilcox as Mayella Violet Ewell!▪!Robert Duvall as Arthur "Boo" Radley

Principal Cast

To Kill A Mockingbird 1962 The American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. Additionally, the AFI ranked the movie second on their 100 Cheers list, behind It's a Wonderful Life, and twenty-fifth on the list of greatest American films of all time

Co-existence of good and evil

Childhood innocence evolving to a more adult perspective.

Gothic overlays

Gothic fiction ---a branch of the larger Romantic movement that sought to stimulate strong emotions - fear and apprehension in this case. Gothic fiction places heavy emphasis on atmosphere, using setting and diction to build suspense and a sense of unease.

Other examples of this?

To Kill A Mockingbird 1962 Symbol/Themes-Mockingbird, Class Separation,

Public Education

Atticus & Scout

Evolving characters

Atticus & JudgeEvolving characters/motivations

Atticus’ Summation--understated passion

Film Makers strategies and techniques

Boo-mystery unveiled

3 short scenesWhy are they important?

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