Mississippi Burning And To Kill A Mockingbird Analysis

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, set in the 1930s, and the film Mississippi Burning, directed by Alan Parker, set in the 1960s, both focus on the issue of racism in America’s South. In this report, connections, similarities and differences between these two texts in relation to form, purpose, context, audience and language, will be explored with reference to examples and quotations from both. The strong connection between this novel and this film lies in their strong appeal to the moral conscience of their audiences in relation to the injustice caused to African Americans as a result of racism. Form Lee tells the story of events in her home town in Alabama from an autobiographical childhood perspective which gives†¦show more content†¦Lee expresses a strong message to her readers that racism is wrong and people should not be judged by the colour of their skin. Atticus tells Scout that â€Å"nigger-lover is just one of those terms ignorant trashy people use when they think somebody is favouring a Negro over and above themselves It’s a â€Å"common ugly term to label somebody†. Similarly Parker aims to influence the thoughts and emotions of the viewer to identify the segregation of and racism against African Americans in the 1960s and the movement of change that was slowly sweeping the nation. In 1964, three civil rights activists go missing in a small Mississippi town. Two FBI agents, Alan Ward and Rupert Anderson, are sent to investigate. In contrast to Lee as the autobiographical story teller, Parker as director, takes a more objective stance, though still setting out to challenge his audience by a raw and realistic interpretation of these events. For example, the murders of the three activists are graphically depicted along with the burning of black people’s churches by the Klu Klux Klan. Context Though the novel and the film both depict racism against black Americans, they are set at different times in the country’s history. To Kill a Mockingbird was created in 1960 at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement but set inShow MoreRelatedEnglish All Semester 26504 Words   |  27 Pagestownspeople saw her boyfriend/husband? The last time the townspeople was Miss Emily’s boyfriend/husband was three days after the cousins left. 13. Why had the men sprinkled lime around her house in Part II? The men sprinkled lime around the house to kill the bad odor that was coming out of Miss Emily’s house. 14. There is a room upstairs no one has seen for over forty years. After Miss Emilys funeral, the door to this room is broken down. What do the townspeople find there? The townspeople