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To Kill a Mockingbird
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- 1Atticus FinchIs a well-known white Maycomb attorney.
Is the farther of Scout, and her brother Jem.
He is nearly fifty years old.
His children call him Atticus rather than Dad.
He was known as "One-Shot Finch" because of his skill with rifles.
He defends Tom Robinson, a black man, from baseless charges of rape. - 2Jean Louise FinchShe is more well known as Scout.
Is the main character in the story.
is the daughter of Atticus.
She matures from age 6 to age 8 throughout the story.
Is clever, learns to read at a very young age. - 3Jeremy FinchAlso known as Jem.
Is Atticus' son.
Is Scout's older brother by four years.
Bob Ewell tries to kill him nd breaks his arm.
Leads to one arm shorter than the other. - 4Charles Baker HarrisAlso known as Dill.
Is Jem and Scouts bestfriend.
Visits Maycomb every summer from Meridian, Mississippi, and stays with his aunt Rachel. - 5CalpurniaAlso known as Cal.
Is the Finch's housemaid.
Loves the Finch's
Is a huge character in Scouts life.
Acts as Scouts mother. - 6Arthur RadleyAlso known as Boo.
Maycomb children believe he is a horrible person, due to the rumors spread about him and a trial he underwent as a teenager.
Scout describes him as being sickly white, with a thin mouth and hair, and grey eyes, almost as if he were blind.
he leaves gifts in the tree for Scout.
Saves them at the end by killing Bob Ewell. - 7Miss Maude AtkinsonAlso know as Maudie.
Lives across from the Finch's.
Known them for many years.
She is about 40 years old.
Enjoys baking and gardening.
Her house gets burrnt down. - 8Robert EwellAlso know as Bob.
He has a daughter named Mayella, and a younger son named Burris, as well as six other unnamed children.
He is an alcoholic.
Says Tom Robinson raped his daighter.
Attempts to murder Jem and Scout Finch with a knife to complete his revenge.
Gets killed by Boo.
Reported to have fallen on his own knife. - 9Tom RobinsonAn African American man Atticus defends when he is accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell.
Toms's left arm is "hardly nothing," because it was caught in a cotton gin at age 12.
Tom states that he had frequently helped Mayella with small household tasks because he felt sorry for her and her hard life. This shocks the jury, as it was unheard of that a black man could feel sorry for a white woman.
He gets charged.
While in prison he is shot 17 times and killed by guards who later report that he had attempted to escape. - 10Alexandra HancockAlso known as 'Aunt Alexandra'.
Atticus' sister
She cares for Atticus and is a very strong woman.
Cares very much about Scout and Jem but will never really get along with them. - 11Mayella EwellEldest child of Bob.
She has to take care of all her siblings because of Bob's alcoholism.
saves nickles to gice to children so she can seduce Tom.
So desperate for love she tries to seduce Tom Robinson.
Bob sees this and says that Tom was trying to rape her. - 12Mrs. Henry Lafayette DuboseAn old woman who lives near the Finches.
Hated by all the children.
Yells 'Nigga lover' to Jem and Scout when they walk past.
Jem has to read to her.
After a month and a week of reading he is allowed to stop.
She dies shortly after from being addicted to morphine. - 13Heck TateA friend of Atticus.
Sheriff of Maycomb.
Tells Jem and Scout that Atticus has the best shot in Maycomb.
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