| Simon Finch | Ancestor to Scout and Jem |
| Scout | Main character; narrator; starts in first grade; reads well |
| Jem | Scout’s brother |
| Dill | Best friend to Jem and Scout; lives in Mississippi; visits during summer |
| Boo Radley | Man who supposedly is crazy next door; never comes out |
| Atticus | Father of Jem and Scout |
| Calpurnia | Scout and Jem’s cook; been there since Scout was little; |
| Miss Stephanie Crawford | Town gossip- woman |
| Mr.(Nathan) Radley | Boo’s father; very mean tempered |
| Miss Caroline (Fischer) | Scout’s teacher; doesn’t like Scout reading; doesn’t understand customs |
| Walter Cunningham | Boy in Scout’s class; doesn’t take anything that he can’t repay |
| Little Chuck Little | Poor boy in Scout’s class who was a gentleman |
| Burris Ewell | First day of school had a “Cootie”, bad temper; only came first day to class |
| Miss Maudie Atkinson | Old woman who lived near Scout; very nice; often gave them food; loved flowers |
| Jack Finch | Scout’s uncle; Atticus’ brother; wanted Miss Maudie to marry him; Scout loves him |
| Eula May | Maycomb’s leading telephone operator |
| Dr. Reynolds | Maycomb’s doctor |
| Mr. Avery | Overweight neighbor who thinks that it is snowing bc Scout and Jem are bad |
| Cecil Jacobs | A boy in Scout’s school who bullied Scout (bc of Atticus’ case) |
| Ike Finch | Maycomb’s sole surviving Confederate soldier (Scout’s cousin) |
| Aunt Alexandra | Atticus’ sister; though Scout should act like a lady; comes and stays with Atticus |
| Rose Aylmer | Uncle Jack’s cat |
| Francis | Scout’s cousin, pretentious |
| Tom Robinson | Black man who Atticus is defending |
| Ewell Family | Family Atticus is against in the case |
| Mrs. (Henry Lafayette) Dubose | Mean old woman who lived 2 doors down from Scout, Jem cut her flowers bc he got mad and had to read to her |
| Tim Johnson | Mad dog |
| Mr. Heck Tate | Sheriff of Maycomb County |
| Zeebo | Garbage collector; goes to Calpurnia’s church; music superintendent at church |
| Jessie | Mrs. Dubose’s black helper |
| Part Two | Part Two |
| Lula | Black woman from Calpurnia’s church who didn’t like white people |
| Reverend Sykes | Reverend from Calpurnia’s church; lets Scout and Jem sit with him in court |
| Miss Buford | Miss Maudie’s aunt; taught Calpurnia how to read |
| Mr. Link Deas | Wants a change of location for Tom Robinson, part of group who comes to Atticus’ door; interrupts trial to say Tom has given him no trouble |
| Mr. Underwood | Publisher of the newspaper, lived near the jail |
| Mr. Cunningham | Walter’s father, part of group that came to the jail, called off the group when Scout talked to him about his entailment |
| Mr. Dolphus Raymond | A drunk in Maycomb who always drinks out of a paper bag; turns out to only drink Coke and is nice to Jem and Scout |
| Mr. Gilmer | Solicitor in Tom’s case |
| Mayella Ewell | Bob Ewell’s Daughter who accused Tom of raping her |
| Uncle Jimmy | Aunt Alexandra’s husband; rarely talks |
| Lily Brooke | Cousin of Scout’s that she doesn’t realize is her cousin; Aunt Alexandra gets mad at her for not knowing |
| Cousin Joshua | Cousin of Scout’s that went to jail; wrote a book |
| Maxwell Green | New lawyer in Maycomb who normally takes court- appointed defenses; needs experience |
| Mrs. Grace Merriweather | Was part of Aunt Alexandra’s missionary circle; most devout woman in Maycomb County; very talkative and opinionated |
| Mrs. (Gertrude) Fallow | Was part of Aunt Alexandra’s missionary circle; second most devout woman in Maycomb County; |
| Helen Robinson | Tom’s wife |
| Miss Gates | Scout’s 3rd grade teacher; hates Hitler |
| Miss Tutti and Frutti Barber | Maiden sisters who were deaf and had their house broken into on Halloween |
To Kill a Mockingbird Character List
January 31, 2020