Characters To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee Atticus

Characters To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Heck Tate • The sheriff of Maycomb

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

Mr. Gilmer • Prosecuting attorney

Tom Robinson • A young Negro accused of raping Mayella Ewell

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

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

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