1. To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee
Characters
To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee

2. Atticus Finch A widower Around 50 years old
Single parent of two young children
Lawyer appointed to defend a Negro accused of raping a white woman
Maycomb, Alabama

3. Scout (Jean Louise) Finch
Atticus’ daughter
A “tomboy
Almost six years old as the story begins

4. Jem (Jeremy) Finch
Four years older than Scout
Atticus’ son

5. Calpurnia (Cal) The Finch’s Negro cook, maid, nanny
Helps Atticus raise his children

6. Aunt Alexandra Atticus’ sister Scout’s “foe”
Comes to help care for Scout and Jem during the volatile trial.

7. Uncle Jack Finch Atticus’ bachelor brother
Doctor visits the family each Christmas

8. Dill (Charles Baker Harris)
Scout’s future husband
Seven years old at beginning of he novel
Lives in Mississippi
Spends summers in Maycomb with his Aunt Rachel

9. Miss Maudie Atkinson Neighbor Compassionate Enlightened Southerner
Children’s friend and mentor

10. Mrs. Dubose An elderly enighbor She is the children’s nemesis
A foil (contrast character) to Miss Maudie

11. Boo (Mr. Arthur) Radley
Begins as the mysterious neighbor whom the children have never seen and whom as a result of neighborhood gossip, they fear but nonetheless torment

12. Mr. Nathan Radley Boo’s “neighborly” brother
Returns to Maycomb to live after their father’s death

13. Heck Tate
The sheriff of Maycomb

14. Judge John Taylor Appoints Atticus to defend Tom Robinson
Presides at the trial

15. Mr. Gilmer
Prosecuting attorney

16. Tom Robinson
A young Negro accused of raping Mayella Ewell

17. Bob Ewell Head of a large family of “poor white trash”
Receives welfare checks and spends them on alcohol
Mayella’s father
Threatens Atticus because he is defending Tom Robinson

18. Mayella Violet Ewel Bob Ewell’s eldest daughter
Accuses Tom Robinson of raping her

19. Mr. Walter Cunningham One of Atticus’ clients
A farmer who refuses to accept charity