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The Cunninghams of Old Sarum, the northern part of the county, are well-known enough in the small community of Maycomb to be addressed and recognized on a last-name basis. They are described as,...
- Scout Finch
- Atticus Finch
- Jem Finch
- Arthur “Boo” Radley
- Calpurnia
- Bob Ewell
- Charles Baker “Dill” Harris
- Miss Maudie Atkinson
- Aunt Alexandra
- Mayella Ewell
The narrator and protagonist of the story. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their Black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. She is intelligent and, by the standards of her time and place, a tomboy. Scout has a combative streak and a basic faith in the goodness of the people in her community. As the novel prog...
Scout and Jem’s father, a lawyer in Maycomb descended from an old local family. A widower with a dry sense of humor, Atticus has instilled in his children his strong sense of morality and justice. He is one of the few residents of Maycomb committed to racial equality. When he agrees to defend Tom Robinson, a Black man charged with raping a white wo...
Scout’s brother and constant playmate at the beginning of the story. Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch is something of a typical American boy, refusing to back down from dares and fantasizing about playing football. Four years older than Scout, he gradually separates himself from her games, but he remains her close companion and protector throughout the n...
A recluse who never sets foot outside his house, Boo dominates the imaginations of Jem, Scout, and Dill. He is a powerful symbol of goodness swathed in an initial shroud of creepiness, leaving little presents for Scout and Jem and emerging at an opportune moment to save the children. An intelligent child emotionally damaged by his cruel father, Boo...
The Finches’ Black cook. Calpurnia is a stern disciplinarian and the children’s bridge between the white world and her own Black community. Read an in-depth analysis of Calpurnia
A drunken, mostly unemployed member of Maycomb’s poorest family. In his knowingly wrongful accusation that Tom Robinson raped his daughter, Ewell represents the dark side of the South: ignorance, poverty, squalor, and hate-filled racial prejudice. Read an in-depth analysis of Bob Ewell
Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend. Dill is a diminutive, confident boy with an active imagination. He becomes fascinated with Boo Radley and represents the perspective of childhood innocence throughout the novel. Read an in-depth analysis of Dill Harris
The Finches’ neighbor, a sharp-tongued widow, and an old friend of the family. Miss Maudie is almost the same age as Atticus’s younger brother, Jack. She shares Atticus’s passion for justice and is the children’s best friend among Maycomb’s adults. Read an in-depth analysis of Miss Maudie
Atticus’s sister, a strong-willed woman with a fierce devotion to her family. Alexandra is the perfect Southern lady, and her commitment to propriety and tradition often leads her to clash with Scout. Read an in-depth analysis of Aunt Alexandra
Bob Ewell’s abused, lonely, unhappy daughter. Though one can pity Mayella because of her overbearing father, one cannot pardon her for her shameful indictment of Tom Robinson. Read an in-depth analysis of Mayella Ewell
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Cunningham appears in To Kill a Mockingbird. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
She unintentionally stops a mob about to lynch Tom Robinson by talking to the mob leader, Mr. Cunningham, who she knows as Walter Cunningham's father. She is portrayed by Mary Badham in the film. Jem Finch. Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch is Atticus' son and Scout's older brother by four years.
Meet the characters in 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. From Scout the adorable tomboy, to the mysterious Boo Radley and the noble Atticus Finch. The narrator and some other characters in To Kill a Mockingbird are kids, bringing an inno...
To Kill a Mockingbird has been a source of significant controversy since its being the subject of classroom study as early as 1963. The book's racial slurs, profanity, and frank discussion of rape have led people to challenge its appropriateness in libraries and classrooms across the United States.
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The Cunningham Family - To Kill a Mockingbird. The Cunninghams are one of the poorest family's in Maycomb. They don't accept anything from people, if they can't return it. They are a very poor family and we learn about the Cunninghams through (mainly) Walter Cunnigham.
