Transcript TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Characters

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Characters
The Finches & Household
 Calpurnia’s son, a garbage truck driver and leads the
singing in church.
Zeebo
 He is a courageous lawyer and Scout’s greatest
teacher.
Atticus
 Atticus’ sister, she thinks Atticus is ruining the
family.
Aunt Alexandra
 The narrator and a tomboy.
Scout
 Atticus’ brother; a doctor that visits every Christmas.
Uncle Jack
 The Finches’ housekeeper.
Calpurnia
 Aunt Alexandra’s grandson.
Francis
 Scout’s older brother.
Jem
The Neighborhood
 Grumpy man that boards across the street; claims
that snow is caused by disobedient children.
Mr. Avery
 The Finches’ neighbor and Dill’s aunt.
Miss Rachel Haverford
 Miss Rachel’s nephew that comes to visit every
summer from Meridian.
Dill
 Neighborhood gossip, the kids hear most of the
stories about Boo Radley from her, as well as Bob
Ewell’s threats against Atticus.
Miss Stephanie Crawford
 Lives across the street, loves gardening, and helps
the children understand the Maycomb community
and their father better.
Miss Maudie
At School
 Schoolmate of Scout’s who gets called out by the
teacher for not having a lunch.
Walter Cunningham, Jr.
 Scares Jem and Scout on Halloween night; knows a
lot about Hitler and asks Scout a lot of questions
about Atticus’ motives in the trial.
Cecil Jacobs
 Scout’s first grade teacher who needed a lot of help
adjusting to Maycomb life.
Miss Caroline
 Rude boy that has lice and only has to go to school
on the first day.
Burriss Ewell
The Radleys
 She would only be seen when watering her flowers.
Mrs. Radley
 A scary recluse who never leaves the house and is
allegedly violent.
Arthur “Boo” Radley
 The meanest man that ever lived.
Mr. Radley
 The son that came back home from Florida when his
father dies.
Mr. Nathan Radley
Surrounding the Trial
 The lawyer assigned to the Ewells; showed no respect
for Tom Robinson when cross-examining him.
Mr. Gilmer
 The sheriff of the town; he has Atticus kill the mad
dog because he is a better shot.
Mr. Heck Tate
 Specifically gave Atticus the task of defending Tom
Robinson.
Judge Taylor
 Violent and drunk lower class man who tries to kill
Jem and Scout.
Bob Ewell
 Tom’s wife.
Helen Robinson
 Tom and Helen’s employer who speaks up for Tom at
the trial and later threatens Bob Ewell for
intimidating Helen on her way to work.
Mr. Link Deas
 He has a mangled left arm and yet is wrongfully
accused of raping a white woman.
Tom Robinson
 Bob’s daughter who was allegedly raped by a black
man.
Mayella Ewell
 One of Atticus’ clients; shows up at the jail to kill
Tom, but changes his mind when Scout reminds him
of his humanity.
Walter Cunningham, Sr.
 Owner of the Maycomb newspaper; is known to be a
racist but speaks out against Tom Robinson’s death.
Mr. Underwood