To kill a mockingbird main characters

Created by: Zoe Hopkins
Created on: 30-12-12 12:54

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TKAMB main characters
- Scout
  - Narrator
  - Very close relatonship with Atticus and Jem
  - Very intelligent - hates school as she knows more than others
  - Untitled
  - Tomboy
    - Resists Aunt's attempts to dress her like a girl
    - Sees benefits of being a lady eventually (Aunt Alexandra, Miss Maudie)
  - Fights people who insult Atticus (quick temper, lack of self contol)
  - Inquisitive - Boo, Calpurnia
  - Well meaning - thinks the best of people
  - Thinks of others - Walter Cunningham, Boo
- Jem
  - Close to Scout but as he grows older he grows apart from her although he still looks out for her and protects her
  - Loves and admires Atticus
  - Bravery
    - Sees himself as brave by casting self as hero in games
    - Is brave - trousers at Radley place, when attacked by bob
  - Intelligent and quick thinking - sees mad dog, knows ground is cooler
  - Scout says he has 'a naturally tranquil disposition and slow fuse.'
  - More mature than Scout
  - Loses faith in justice system and human nature
- Dill
  - Family
    - has no proper home - spends time with relatives
    - A victim of others' selfishness
  - Scout sees him as a 'curiosity'
  - Joins in games, active imagination
  - His idea to make Boo come out
  - Quick thinker - explains Jem's lost trousers
  - Becomes 'engaged' to Scout
  - Sobs during trial - wants justice, anti racist
  - Dill's outsider status allows him to see Maycomb differently
  - Wants to be a clown
- Calpurnia
  - Lives in black community
  - Doesn't know age
  - Atticus sees her as part of the family - been there since Jem's birth
  - Firm but kind
  - Well educated - taught Scout to write
  - Atticus depends on her, refuses to let her go
  - At church speaks with a different voice
  - Teaches Scout and Jem community values
- Tom Robinson
  - Lives on outskirts of Maycomb
  - Worked for Mr link Deas for 8 years
  - Befriended Mayella/felt sorry for her
  - Left arm is crippled so couldn't have injured Mayella
  - Speaks well at trial/earns our respect
  - Killed when trying toe scape from prison
- Boo Radley
  - Name mentioned at start of story
  - Scout describes him as a 'malevolent phantom'
  - Children afraid to go near his house
  - Recluse who was emotionally damaged by his cruel father
  - Intelligent - leaves spelling medal in knothole
  - Sees whole life of Maycomb from his house
  - Grows to love the children - leaves gifts, mends Jem's trousers, saves lives
  - Scout realises what life is like for him when she guides him home
- Bob Ewell
  - Rough man
  - No job and lives off social security money
  - Rude and ill mannered
  - Racist, ignorant and hate filled
  - Proved to be a liar
  - Untitled