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Characters

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

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Characters

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  1. 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 MayellaEwell

  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

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