To Kill A Mockingbird Compare And Contrast Book And Movie
a) What are the characteristics of the English spoken both in the novel and the film?
Both in the novel and the film we can notice that the main varieties of English are Standard American English, and British Standard English. Of course, these varieties relate to the nationality of each character, for instance, Mister John Farraday who is from the United States of America speaks the first variaty, whereas Mr. Stevens, an English Butler, speaks the second variaty.
Likewise, as in the important meeting that takes place in the story, there are persons from all of the countries involved in the Great War (World War 1), a good deal of accents and pronunciations are also spoken. Then, we have the registers of each character. For instance, Mr. Stevens …show more content…
That is why not only statespersons, but also common people were anxious about the outcome of the international treaties.
In the movie, for example, the Butler and his Lord are worry about the coming meeting. In fact, Mr. Stevens faces the event to such an extent that he tries to convey his worries to the staff so as to they do their best during this critical encounter. That is to say, the historical period is portrayed full of incertitude, anxiety, and fear.
c) What are the cultural features that reveal social differences?
I find this question very interesting, yet, in order to answer it properly, I think that, in the first place, we should define what cultural feature are. Now, according to Claval (n. d.), culture “appear as complex sets of practices, attitudes, know-hows, knowledge, beliefs and values”, also, he claims that culture is based on material markers such as housing, gastronomy, clothing, etc.
Afterwards, we should establish what we mean when referring to social differences. In this case, we can connect this concept with social stratification, in which we could include upper class, middle-class, and working class. Of course, they can have their respectively
Both in the novel and the film we can notice that the main varieties of English are Standard American English, and British Standard English. Of course, these varieties relate to the nationality of each character, for instance, Mister John Farraday who is from the United States of America speaks the first variaty, whereas Mr. Stevens, an English Butler, speaks the second variaty.
Likewise, as in the important meeting that takes place in the story, there are persons from all of the countries involved in the Great War (World War 1), a good deal of accents and pronunciations are also spoken. Then, we have the registers of each character. For instance, Mr. Stevens …show more content…
That is why not only statespersons, but also common people were anxious about the outcome of the international treaties.
In the movie, for example, the Butler and his Lord are worry about the coming meeting. In fact, Mr. Stevens faces the event to such an extent that he tries to convey his worries to the staff so as to they do their best during this critical encounter. That is to say, the historical period is portrayed full of incertitude, anxiety, and fear.
c) What are the cultural features that reveal social differences?
I find this question very interesting, yet, in order to answer it properly, I think that, in the first place, we should define what cultural feature are. Now, according to Claval (n. d.), culture “appear as complex sets of practices, attitudes, know-hows, knowledge, beliefs and values”, also, he claims that culture is based on material markers such as housing, gastronomy, clothing, etc.
Afterwards, we should establish what we mean when referring to social differences. In this case, we can connect this concept with social stratification, in which we could include upper class, middle-class, and working class. Of course, they can have their respectively