TKAM blog of 12-17-15 (LAST BLOG OF 2015)

• What you are reading is going to be made into a movie. Make a list of three

characters that you think would be good for the roles that you will chose...

If I were to pick the cast for TKAM it would be defiantly very hard. One Character I would chose to play Atticus is Mathew Mcconaughey. I would pick him because I feel like he can deliver that strong attitude that will help him be powerful in the court scene which is a very dramatic scene. He has been in a previous production where he is a lawyer thus giving me the inspiration the cast him as the lawyer (Atticus). When I picture Atticus I picture this tall slim man who has this very powerful voice and I feel like he fits the bill.

Another Character that I chose to pick the actor of is Calpurnia. I feel like a good actress to play Calpurnia would be Octavia Spencer. The reason why I picked her is because of her previous role in the movie "The Help". In her previous role she played a maid which I believe is similar to Calpurnia. I chose her because in the movie she is very sassy and gives very good lessons and one of the scenes that I feel she would do very well in is when Calpurnia takes the children to go to church. In conclusion I feel like Octavia Spencer would do really well as the character of Calpurnia.

My final actor that I would chose would be for the character Boo. I think a character that I would like to have play Boo is Johnny Depp. I would pick Johnny

Johnny Depp because in some movies such as "Alice in Wonderland" when Johnny Deep played the creepy  Mad Hatter.  In the Book the children describe Boo to be very creepy and I think Johny Deep can do that wonderful. Later on in the book we see the real truth about Boo and judging from Johnny Deep's prior movies I know he can play a nice kindhearted person such as Edward Scissorhands.

Tkam- Charecter relationships

I will juxtapose Aunt Alexandra and Atticus.

       
  Some similarities between Aunt Alexandra and Atticus is how they both somewhat want the best for the children. In the book the children are taught to read and also write in cursive at a very young age. I believe that this helps show the connection to Aunt Alexandra because what she wants to do is be the Female that Scout can look up to. I think that both of the characters don't really have a lot in common with each other because in the book the two characters seem to clash with each other a bit.

          Some differences that the characters have are is how Atticus a lot less racist then how Aunt Alexandra is. In the book Atticus teaches the kids how being different is a good thing and how to not judge people by there appearance. In lieu Aunt Alexandra is more ruthless and only cares about what she things instead of what others think. In the book she judges Calpurnia for the way that she looks and acts.

          Atticus has a very interesting relationship with Scout in the book they both enjoy each-others company however can sometimes bump heads however its like any other family relationship. The relationship that Scout has with Aunt Alexandra is defiantly more negative. In the book Aunt Alexandra is very demanding and I don't think that Scout likes her because she describes her like Mount Everest, cold and there.

          The effects that Aunt Alexandra has made on Scout are more negative. So far in the book Aunt Alexandra has slowly been striping the children away there freedom. I believe this because in the book when Scout and Jem wan't to go visit Calpurnia Aunt Alexandra immediately says no in a rude way thus leaving me to believe that Scout doesn't really like her. Atticus has left more of a positive effect on Scout. Atticus cares more for Scout mainly because that's his daughter and because she is the youngest. In the book Atticus gives Scout more freedom and advocates that she goes and explore and have fun and isn't as strict as Aunt  Alexandra.