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To Kill A MockingbirdCharacters
Scout• Real name=
Jean Louise Finch
• Narrator and protagonist of the novel
• Lives with her father and brother and their cook
• Intelligent and a tomboy
Jem• Real name=
Jeremy Atticus Finch
• Scout’s brother and constant playmate at beginning of story
• “Typical American boy,” always takes a dare, fantasizes about football
• Four years older than Scout
Atticus• Scout and Jem’s father
• Lawyer in Maycomb
• Descended from old local family
• Widower
• Has instilled in his family a strong sense of morality and justice
• Committed to racial equality
Arthur “Boo” Radley• Recluse, never sets foot
outside his house
• Dominates imaginations of the children
• Symbol of goodness wrapped in an original façade of creepiness
• Leaves little presents for Scout and Jem
• Was an intelligent child, but damaged by his cruel father
Bob Ewell• A drunk
• Member of Maycomb’s poorest family
• Wrongfully accuses Tom Robinson
Dill• Real name=
Charles Baker Harris
• Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend
• Confident boy with active imagination
Miss Maudie Atkinson• Finches’ neighbor
• Sharp-tongued widow
• Old friend of the family
• Children’s best friend among Maycomb adults
Calpurnia• The Finch’s black
cook
• Stern disciplinarian
• Children’s bridge between their own white world and Calpurnia’s black community
Aunt Alexandra• Atticus’ sister
• Strong-willed woman with fierce devotion to family
• Perfect southern lady
• Committed to traditions
Mayella Ewell
• Bob Ewell’s abused, lonely, unhappy daughter
• Falsely accuses Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson
• Black field hand accused of rape
Link Deas
• Tom Robinson’s employer
• Willing to look past race and praise the integrity of Tom’s character
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
• Elderly, ill-tempered racist woman who lives near the Finches
Nathan Radley
• Boo Radley’s older brother
• Plugs up the knothole in which Boo leaves the children gifts
Heck Tate
• Sheriff of Maycomb
• Major witness at Tom Robinson’s trial
• A decent man who tries to prevent innocent from evil
Mr. Underwood
• Publisher of Maycomb’s newspaper
• Respects Atticus and becomes his ally
Mr. Dolphus Raymond• Wealthy white man who
lives with his black mistress and children
• Pretends to be a drunk so the citizens of Maycomb have an explanation for his behavior
• Jaded by the hypocrisy of white society and prefers living among blacks
Mr. Walter Cunningham
• Poor farmer and part of mob that seeks to lynch Tom Robinson at the jail
• Displays his human goodness when Scout’s politeness compels him to disperse the men at the jail
Walter Cunningham
• Son of Mr. Cunningham and classmate of Scout
• Cannot afford lunch one day and accidentally gets Scout in trouble