To Kill A Mockingbird Characters

Jean Louise "Scout" Finch

• Narrator/protagonist
• Lives with her father (Atticus) and brother Jem, and their black cook (Calpurnia) in Maycomb
• Intelligent and a tomboy
• Combative Streak and basic faith in the goodness of the people in her community
•  Her faith is tested by the hatred and prejudice during Tom Robinsons trial
• Developes a grown up perspective - appreciates human goodness without ignoring the evil

Atticus Finch

• Scout and Jems father
• A lawyer in Maycomb descended from an old local family
• Widower with a dry sense of humor
• Instilled in his children a strong sense of morality and justice
• Commited to racial equality
• Functions as the novel's moral backbone

 Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch

• Scout's brother and playmate at the beginning of the story
• Typical american boy - refuses to back down from dares and fantasizing about football
• Four years older than Scout
• Seperates himself from Scout but remains her close companion and protector
• Ideals are shaken badly by the evil and injustice he percieves in Tom Robinsons trial

Arthur "Boo" Radley

• A recluse, never sets foot outside his house
• Dominates the imaginations of Jem, Scout  and Dill
• Powerful symbol of goodness swathed in an initial shrowd of creepyness
• An intelligent child emotionally damaged by his father
• Example of the threat that evil poses to innocence and goodness
• One of the novels "Mockingbirds" - a good person injured by the evil of mankind

Bob Ewell

• Drunken and unemployed member of Maycomb's poorest family
• Represents the dark…