Characters of To Kill A Mockingbird
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