How To Kill A MockingBird Characters
Scout
Tomboy
Doesn't like being called a girl
Wears overalls
Smart
Reads with her father
Violent(uses her fists for a lot of things)
Grudge with teacher- says she's too smart
Eventually moves to 2nd grade while some of the others stay back
Atticus tells her to keep her head high and her fists down
swears
At Finch's Landing she over hears her conversation with her uncle Jack and father saying that she can come to atticus with her problems because whatever's coming is bad
Plays with Jem and Dill
Arthur (Boo) Radley
Got into bad crowd
stabbed dad's leg with scissors
isolated
Scout, Jem, Dill very fascinated. Plays game about it in the summer
While neighbor's house on fire, puts blanket on Scout
Atticus
Lawyer
Called Atticus not dad or father
Very smart
wife died
"poor"
defending an African american against the Ewells
teaches Scout valuable life lessons like keeping fists down
discussion with uncle jack saying that scout can go to him with her problems
Jem
scout's big brother, Dill's friend
breaks arm at some point
loses pants going close to the Radley's house
plays games with Dill and Scout
Calpurnia
African American woman who is a housekeeper/maid
scout gets mad at her for telling her that she shouldn't make fun of people who are less fortunate
strict
Scout's mother figure
(uncle) Jack
Scout and Jem's uncle, atticus's brother
went to Boston to study medicine, a doctor
Has troubles with parenting and such and wonders what kids like Scout think
doesn't like Scout's swearing
funny, tells good stories, well liked uncle
Francis
Scout and Jem's cousin
Spawn of Aunt Alexandra's child
jerk, blames things on Scout to make her look bad
calls Atticus a "n-word" lover in a bad way because he's defending a black man in court
(Aunt) Alexandra
Black sheep of the family for not obsessing over lawyers and judges and such
Grandma to Francis
Wants Scout to be more girly
Jerky
Nathan Radley
Boo Radley's brother
Lives with Boo
Thought he saw a black man on his lawn ans was going to shoot "him"
Dill
Real name-Charles Baker Harris
Friends with Scout and Jem, plays games with them in the summer
From Meridian, Mississippi
Play a game about the Radley's, want to see Boo
Aunt- Miss Rachel
jem becomes pubescent and leaves scout out of games
Miss Maudie
Very religious
allows kids to play in backyard (away from the flowers)
Another mother-like figure (besides calpurina)
does gardening
chamleon (getting dirty to being lady-like)
friends with uncle jack as a child (grew up together)
Walter Cunningham
very poor family (doesnt know when next meal is)
responsible as an adult
son of Mr.Cunningham
cant pay back with money so return with goods
Finds a Tree hole filled with daily goods
Nathan Radley cemented the hole
wears shoes once a year
Cemented goods hole
Has worms from standing in pig poo
Miss Caroline
New teacher
Jem has a small crush on her
North Alabama, Winston Country
Doesn't like that Scout is advanced
'City" that seceded from the Union ( place with bug companies
Realizes what the small town poor country is like
Burris Ewell makes Miss Caroline cry
Burris Ewell
filthy
comes the first day then leaves
is told to wash himself by the teacher
3 years in 2nd grade
bad temper
won't do what the teacher says
little chuck stops him from doing anything to the teacher by threatening to kill him
call teacher a "slut"
Mr (Bob) Ewell
hunts out of season
disrespectful
spends relief checks on whiskey
less social consciousness than the Cunninghams
Burris's father
Mr. Cunningham
farmer
hard working
poor; won't take anything they/he can't pay back
subsistance farming- grows enough food to feed family
trades for necessary items
requires planning
Atticus explains this(two points below) to Scout
pours syrup all over food- luxury- calories
Cecil Jacobs
little brat/annoying
calls atticus a "n-word" lover in a bad way
almost gets injured by Scout for saying "rude" things about her father (head high and fists down)
Mr. Heck Tate
Can't shoot well; afraid of hitting the Radley's place when he had to shoot Tim J
sheriff
Mr. Avery
whittler
house burned
Used to be called "dead-shot" Finch but realized he had an unfair advantage over most living things Sin to kill a mockingbird because their innocent and only make music
Tim Johnson (dog)
old dog (property of harry johnson)
has Rabies
trying to attack the people
in the radleys back yard
atticus is going to shot the dog
doesnt want his kids to know he can shoot a gun
he can do more mental things then physical
didn't know atticus could shoot a gun; thinks it is cool that his dad can do that yet tells Scout not to tell anyone because if Atticus was proud of it he'd say something
didn't know A could do anything physical or interesting like having a dead shot on most things - only know his dad personal, rather than his actual personality
Doesn't want Jem and Scout to know because he isn't proud of it
Kids only see him as calm, boring, and in his parent role- can't see past that
Kids find out about it when Atticus shoots Tim Johnson, and Miss Maudie tells them all about it
Doesn't want the kids to grow up so violent, instead, being intelligent- so he shows that he does more mental activity than physical=shooting
They don't know Atticus as a person
In a case against an African american man
Mrs. Dubose
Hipocrit
racist
mean, crabby
Morphine addict
gets jem to read to her after destroying her flowers
"Your father's no better the niggers and trash he works for!" (105)
Doesn't approve of Atticus defending an African american man while her attendant Jessie is also African American
Has a slow fuse="quite in Mrs. Dubose map"
has fits
Alarm rings=gets morphine
Jem reads longer=amount of morphine being given is smaller
finally gets off of morphine
disgusting saliva
dies
Tried to show jem while he was reading to Mrs. Dubose that courage/being brave is more than having a gun in your hand, it's when you know that you may lose, but you go through it anyways. That's what Mrs. Dubose did when she was sick. That's what shows real courage.
Brave-see Atticus's map for life lesson
calls Scout ugly, crticizes Jem and Scout and Atticus
nice to Atticus once off of Morphine
Mrs. Dubose is mean to her, also very gross
Learns "Atticus mind map life lesson"
Reads to Mrs. Dubose before she dies; learns what real bravery is
Takes kids to her church and is welcomed because father is defending Tom Robinson
Stands up to Lula who doesn't want white children in the First Purchase
Is welcomed to First Purchase except for Lula because of Atticus defending TR
"Old Mr. Bob Ewell accused him of rapin' his girl and had him arrested and put in jail"
Rev. Sykes won't let them leave the hot church until the people raised 10 dollars for HR
Cal doesn't tell Scout what a rape is
Went to the First Purchase because the church teacher wasn't there to supervise last time
Lula reminds her of her place in difference between her and the Finch's
Atticus thinks of her as family rather than a lesser person
puts a blanket on Scout when she's not looking
Stays at the Finch's she wants Scout to have a feminine influence
Aunt Alexanfra stays with her in order to have a feminine influence
Already has Cal as a mother figure but agrees/lies anyways so she doesn't cause trouble
Rev. Sykes
collects money for Helen Robinson
Aggressive with getting the money
hot in the church
Welcomes the kids they are children of the person who is defending TR
very curious
filled with questions
mysterious
Zeebo the garbage collector her son; taught him to red
can read; Finch gave her an intellectual book
different dialect around African Americans than White people
Intervenes Cal and Lula's fight
confused Cal talks differently around African Americans; tells her that it would be out of place and would be thought to be making fun of their lack of education (inequality)
if talked that way around her fellow African Americans it would be thought that she is pointing out their inequality/ lack of education- makes them uncomfortable
makes them think that she thinks that she is better than them
Foreshadowing: Summer's gonna be a hot one
Cares a lot about family history; thinks Finch's are "better"
Social- has tea, meets w/ church group called a "missionary society"
judgmental
VERY concerned with Scout's femininity
soft side
calls people out who haven't payed
Helen Robinson
Tom Robinson's wife
has kids
needs money to support them
can't get a job because she's African American and her husband was accused of raping a white girl
put TR in jail for being accused of raping his daughter
Rev. Sykes raises money for her
Francis's dad her son
Lula
aggressive
Doesn't like white children in the First Purchase
reminds Cal that she is a lesser person than the Finch's
Cal's difference between her and the family
tall,big
Tom Robinson
accused for raping Bob Ewell's girl
African American man
field hand=job
wife and kids
in jail
Scout punches him for disrespecting Atticus; A.A takes his side, Uncle Jack takes his side at first
Can read and write also taught her kid how to read
calpurnias sons name is Zeebo
Stephanie Crawford
house started on fire
Yells at Aunt Alexandra, is forced to apologize
Thinks of running away because she is "not needed"
Hides under Scout's bed, makes up story of being chained up in his basement by his parents and fed peas from a farmer through a vent and finally escapes and joins a sideshow of animals until he is in Maycomb which is NOT TRUE
Thinks he is also "not needed" like Scout and takes Maycomb Junction
nosey
thinks she Saw boo radley one night looking at her through a window
wanting to go to the trial to know whats happing
Wants to get a baby with Scout from an island where a man breaths life into them
Parents tell him to go play or go somewhere else;don't
very nosey about the Radleys (knowing more about them then anybody in maycomb)
Confusion over last name;had to go to court
has 4 black people give up their seats for 3 white kids during the trial
very religious
the kids are acquainted with Atticus
Sits in front of the Jail, drunk farmer mob wants to lynch TR
Scout saves him from trouble(look at Scout's map)
Mr. Underwood had a gun out his window;had Atticus's back
sat on his porch evrynight until nine o' clock
Scared for his and TR's life
demeanor- relaxed, calm, collected
Saves Atticus by bringing up Mr. Cunningham's child and putting him in Atticus's shoes
very craby
says if kids disobey the roesetta stone the seasons change
It took an 8 year old to get angry drunks to go away
Shows he is caring, strong, brave; Stands up to Atticus that night by the Jail saying he won't leave him to the angry drunk mob, doesn't help much though because it took Scout to drive them away
Sits with Jem and Dill in the front row in the balcony in the courthouse
kicks a man in the you-know-where because he grabbed him roughly by the collar/ mistreated Jem
A.A scolds her for wanting to go to Cal's house - has a convo with Atticus about getting rid of Cal -misunderstanding that Scout is no longer needed - she's not the girl A.A wants her to be
Says (for cal) that, "we don't need her now"
CAL-not leaving unless she wants to-couldn't have survived w/o her-member of the family-tougher than a mother-good values-kids love her
Feels threat in the air when the men on his front lawn start voicing their concerns with TR going to their jail
yells that the phone is ringing when it isn't because the men move in closer
Atticus says the "bunch" doesn't drink on sundays 'cus of church and the trial might be mon.
he moves to his porch and the men move with him- Jem saves his life
Notice he eats dessert and takes the car that night to the jail
Has "this feeling" and J,S,D hide out
Makes Mr. C see it in his point of view
Send HT off on a snipe hunt to get him out of town
comically unfunny 'cus the men try to hide themselves(hats pulled over head)eben though everyone knows everybody
"do you really think so?" - things are about to get serious
Children, even not one of his own, step into the middle of all this - FEAR
Mr. Underwood
In charge of the Maycomb Tribune
Not fond of African Americans
Office right next to jail
gun's out the window, ready if the men did something bad
On the Finch's lawn warning A and voicing his concerns of TR going to their jail
Mr. Dolphus Raymond
Day of trial- coke bottle not filled with alcohol
rich - owns 1/2 of the river bank
chooses to live poorly
wife - black
Children - mixed
Judge Taylor
old
Says women and children are free to leave the court room
Very orderly; wants them to be direct
Lives by the dump - varmints everywhere - poorly built house - black people who live next to him live nicer than him
Incest - birth defects - wife dead
not intelligent - judge trial has to make it easier for him to understand
Could be rich or poor and would still live filthy
Asks questions repeatedly to use for evidence
asks for him to write Ewell's name
Comprehends that it could be Mr. E because he's ambidextrous but it could also be TR
On the edge of his seat during the trial, insults Scout saying she can stay because she doesn't even know what anything means
Tells/urges kids to leave but Jem says it is okay
Mayella Ewell
"Raped"
Been bruised
black eye on her right
Doesn't call a doctor - can't pay
Not nosey at all - doesn't go to the trial
Mr. Gilmer
Bob Ewell's lawyer
Miss Rachel
Dill's Aunt
Locks up tight during the night
Religious - freaked out when Jem lied about strip poker
Is called by A 'cus Dill was hiding there
lonely, has no friends
been in school for 2 or 3 years
Her story: Needed fire wood so called over T.R, took advantage of her, fainted, H.T takes her to the water bucket
Scared of A towards the beginning of the trial
Doesn't know what courtesy is/not used to people being polite to her
Doesn't love her father when he's been drinking
According to T.R she physically flirted with him
because she is so lonely she developed a crush for T.R - told him to do chores for her
His story: Passes by her house, calls him in to do chores(free), one day she kisses him, he runs out
crippled - lost most of his arm
Mistake by saying he felt sorry for her (because she is lonely) In M.G's mindset - a black man should not feel he is above a white woman
Hist story: called by B.E, saw her on the ground bruised, helped clean her up
Catches on to what M.E and B.E are trying to do by saying“What did your father see in the window, the crime of rape or the best defense to
it?
Says it to warn B.E that he knows that they're defending*themselves against T.R - trial's purpose is to ruin T.R's life
"except when-"(183) - confirms B.E beats her up
more rude to T.R in the trial than A.
acts hateful towards T.R
causes Dill to cry
Cries at the fact that M.G is so hateful to T.R
Is forced by Jem to take Dill outside
Doesn't think much of the rudeness how Dill does From M.G to T.R - thinks it's normal because he is a lawyer
Mr. Link Deas
T.R's boss
T.R working on his cotton farm for 8 years - best worker - nice
interrupts the court to say it
smokes cigars
seems tired and sleeping when really he pays attention - A says he is a good judge
saw J,S,D in the balcony - Jem said he'll probably just put it into the social column
Important because T.R is crippled meanwhile B.E is ambidextrous
Why? - look at M.E map
Taking apart the text - best defense to it - closest enough thing they saw, enough for it to be made into a crime scene, ruining T.R's life
Turns T.R into being the victim into M.E being the victim
Always on Welfare
dominant male of the household
During trial - Red-ish skin scrubbed hard
It all comes down to race
White - gives him some power
people in the courthouse is surprised he is clean
During trial he doesn't understand at 1st why he has him write his signature - gets angry because he is exposed
Foreshadowing - said right side of her face - blinks as if made clear - looks back at T.R - Realizes what is shown later that T.R is crippled so couldn't have hit her on that side
During Foreshadowing(see H.T map for more details) - stands up when he realizes T.R left hand vs. B.E left hand
Put on display woman and children watch her talk about being raped - bursts into tears
Only one that takes care of the kids
Compares B.E to a rooster because he scrubbed hard before the trial - acts dominant when he sits back in his chair - "crows"
Does it to give the townspeople a reason for why he does what he did
Says how the trial operates is an accurate representation of the town
loosens his clothing to show that things are about to go down
Talks formally to show he's human too
It's hot in Alabama