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How To Kill A MockingBird Characters (Atticus (Sits in front of the Jail,…
How To Kill A MockingBird Characters
Scout
Tomboy
Doesn't like being called a girl
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
Wears overalls
Violent(uses her fists for a lot of things)
Atticus tells her to keep her head high and her fists down
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
swears
Plays with Jem and Dill
Finds a Tree hole filled with daily goods
Nathan Radley cemented the hole
Smart
Reads with her father
Grudge with teacher- says she's too smart
Eventually moves to 2nd grade while some of the others stay back
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
Mrs. Dubose is mean to her, also very gross
Is welcomed to First Purchase except for Lula because of Atticus defending TR
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
very curious
filled with questions
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)
Went to the First Purchase because the church teacher wasn't there to supervise last time
Yells at Aunt Alexandra, is forced to apologize
Thinks of running away because she is "not needed"
Saves Atticus by bringing up Mr. Cunningham's child and putting him in Atticus's shoes
It took an 8 year old to get angry drunks to go away
kicks a man in the you-know-where because he grabbed him roughly by the collar/ mistreated Jem
Makes Mr. C see it in his point of view
Sits with Jem and Dill in the front row in the balcony in the courthouse
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
Comprehends that it could be Mr. E because he's ambidextrous but it could also be TR
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
Compares B.E to a rooster because he scrubbed hard before the trial - acts dominant when he sits back in his chair - "crows"
Arthur (Boo) Radley
Got into bad crowd
stabbed dad's leg with scissors
Scout, Jem, Dill very fascinated. Plays game about it in the summer
While neighbor's house on fire, puts blanket on Scout
isolated
puts a blanket on Scout when she's not looking
Atticus
Lawyer
defending an African american against the Ewells
teaches Scout valuable life lessons like keeping fists down
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.
discussion with uncle jack saying that scout can go to him with her problems
Foreshadowing: Summer's gonna be a hot one
Called Atticus not dad or father
Very smart
wife died
"poor"
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
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
They don't know Atticus as a person
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
doesnt want his kids to know he can shoot a gun
he can do more mental things then physical
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
Scared for his and TR's life
demeanor- relaxed, calm, collected
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
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
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
Asks questions repeatedly to use for evidence
asks for him to write Ewell's name
Why? - look at M.E map
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
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
During Foreshadowing(see H.T map for more details) - stands up when he realizes T.R left hand vs. B.E left hand
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
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
jem becomes pubescent and leaves scout out of games
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
Has a slow fuse="quite in Mrs. Dubose map"
Learns "Atticus mind map life lesson"
Reads to Mrs. Dubose before she dies; learns what real bravery is
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
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
Notice he eats dessert and takes the car that night to the jail
Has "this feeling" and J,S,D hide out
On the edge of his seat during the trial, insults Scout saying she can stay because she doesn't even know what anything means
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
Stands up to Lula who doesn't want white children in the First Purchase
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
Scout's mother figure
Takes kids to her church and is welcomed because father is defending Tom Robinson
"Old Mr. Bob Ewell accused him of rapin' his girl and had him arrested and put in jail"
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
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
Can read and write also taught her kid how to read
calpurnias sons name is Zeebo
(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
Scout punches him for disrespecting Atticus; A.A takes his side, Uncle Jack takes his side at first
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
Cares a lot about family history; thinks Finch's are "better"
Francis's dad her son
Wants Scout to be more girly
Stays at the Finch's she wants Scout to have a feminine influence
VERY concerned with Scout's femininity
Jerky
judgmental
Social- has tea, meets w/ church group called a "missionary society"
soft side
Says (for cal) that, "we don't need her now"
Nathan Radley
Boo Radley's brother
Lives with Boo
mysterious
Thought he saw a black man on his lawn ans was going to shoot "him"
Cemented goods hole
Dill
Real name-Charles Baker Harris
Friends with Scout and Jem, plays games with them in the summer
Play a game about the Radley's, want to see Boo
From Meridian, Mississippi
Aunt- Miss Rachel
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
Parents tell him to go play or go somewhere else;don't
Wants to get a baby with Scout from an island where a man breaths life into them
Cries at the fact that M.G is so hateful to T.R
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)
house burned
Not nosey at all - doesn't go to the trial
Walter Cunningham
very poor family (doesnt know when next meal is)
responsible as an adult
pours syrup all over food- luxury- calories
son of Mr.Cunningham
cant pay back with money so return with goods
wears shoes once a year
Has worms from standing in pig poo
Miss Caroline
New teacher
Jem has a small crush on her
North Alabama, Winston Country
'City" that seceded from the Union ( place with bug companies
Doesn't like that Scout is advanced
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
call teacher a "slut"
little chuck stops him from doing anything to the teacher by threatening to kill him
Mr (Bob) Ewell
hunts out of season
disrespectful
less social consciousness than the Cunninghams
spends relief checks on whiskey
Burris's father
In a case against an African american man
put TR in jail for being accused of raping his daughter
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
Doesn't call a doctor - can't pay
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
Mr. Cunningham
farmer
subsistance farming- grows enough food to feed family
trades for necessary items
requires planning
Atticus explains this(two points below) to Scout
hard working
poor; won't take anything they/he can't pay back
Confusion over last name;had to go to court
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
On the Finch's lawn warning A and voicing his concerns of TR going to their jail
Hist story: called by B.E, saw her on the ground bruised, helped clean her up
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
Mr. Avery
whittler
sat on his porch evrynight until nine o' clock
very craby
says if kids disobey the roesetta stone the seasons change
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
Mrs. Dubose
Hipocrit
Doesn't approve of Atticus defending an African american man while her attendant Jessie is also African American
racist
"Your father's no better the niggers and trash he works for!" (105)
mean, crabby
calls Scout ugly, crticizes Jem and Scout and Atticus
nice to Atticus once off of Morphine
Morphine addict
has fits
disgusting saliva
Alarm rings=gets morphine
Jem reads longer=amount of morphine being given is smaller
finally gets off of morphine
dies
gets jem to read to her after destroying her flowers
Brave-see Atticus's map for life lesson
Rev. Sykes
collects money for Helen Robinson
Aggressive with getting the money
hot in the church
calls people out who haven't payed
Welcomes the kids they are children of the person who is defending TR
Intervenes Cal and Lula's fight
has 4 black people give up their seats for 3 white kids during the trial
the kids are acquainted with Atticus
Tells/urges kids to leave but Jem says it is okay
Helen Robinson
Tom Robinson's wife
has kids
needs money to support them
Rev. Sykes raises money for her
can't get a job because she's African American and her husband was accused of raping a
white
girl
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
in jail
African American man
field hand=job
crippled - lost most of his arm
wife and kids
His story: Passes by her house, calls him in to do chores(free), one day she kisses him, he runs out
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
Stephanie Crawford
house started on fire
nosey
wanting to go to the trial to know whats happing
thinks she Saw boo radley one night looking at her through a window
very nosey about the Radleys (knowing more about them then anybody in maycomb)
very religious
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
saw J,S,D in the balcony - Jem said he'll probably just put it into the social column
Mr. Dolphus Raymond
Day of trial- coke bottle
not
filled with alcohol
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
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
smokes cigars
seems tired and sleeping when really he pays attention - A says he is a good judge
Mayella Ewell
"Raped"
Been bruised
black eye on her right
Important because T.R is crippled meanwhile B.E is ambidextrous
lonely, has no friends
because she is so lonely she developed a crush for T.R - told him to do chores for her
Only one that takes care of the kids
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
Put on display woman and children watch her talk about being raped - bursts into tears
Doesn't know what courtesy is/not used to people being polite to her
Doesn't love her father when he's been drinking
"except when-"(183) - confirms B.E beats her up
According to T.R she physically flirted with him
Mr. Gilmer
Bob Ewell's lawyer
more rude to T.R in the trial than A.
acts hateful towards T.R
causes Dill to cry
Miss Rachel
Dill's Aunt
Is called by A 'cus Dill was hiding there
Locks up tight during the night
Religious - freaked out when Jem lied about strip poker
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