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Charles Baker “Dill” Harris. 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. Miss Maudie Atkinson
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Charles Baker "Dill" Harris is a short, smart boy who visits Maycomb every summer from Meridian, Mississippi and stays with his Aunt Rachel (Aunt Stephanie in the film). Dill is the best friend of both Jem and Scout, and his goal throughout the novel is to get Boo Radley to come out of his house.
- Scout
- Jem
- Dill
- Atticus Finch
- Calpurnia
- Boo Radley
- Tom Robinson
- Miss Maudie Atkinson
- Miss Stephanie Crawford
- Aunt Alexandra
Narrator of the story Intelligent and kind-hearted Is somewhat of a tomboy Believes in what is right and fair Scout is the narrator of the story. The events in To Kill a Mockingbird beginwhen she was six years old down to when she was almost nine years old. She is very intelligent and could read way before she started school and understood vocabula...
Scout’s older brother Becomes more distant from scout and becomes jaded to society Loves playing outdoors Jem is Scout’s older brother who is older than Scout by four years. At first, the gap in their ages does not show as they were both kids playing together. As a boy, Jem is a regular kid, he loves to play outdoors, clings to everything his fathe...
Unloved and unwanted child from the neigborhood Sensitive to the injustice of the world Friends with Scout and Jem Dill is a boy who visits the neighborhood in the summer and became friends with Scout and Jem on the first of such visits. He is a motherless child who is passed from one relative to another to be cared for. He is sharp-witted and imag...
Brilliant lawyer Believes in racial equality Widowed father to Scout and Jem Atticus Finch is Scout and Jem’s widowed father. He is a maverick and a brilliant lawyer. He is among the few people in the county that believe in racial equality. He raises his children with an unconventional parenting style—allowing them to call him by his first name, an...
Housekeeps and nannys for the Finch’s Hides her education to fit in Seen a tyrant by scout Calpurnia is a black woman who works for Atticus Finch as housekeeper, chef, and babysitter. Scout perceives Calpurnia as a tyrant because she always prevails on stubborn Scout to do as she is instructed. Calpurnia has worked for the Finches for many decades....
Reclusive shut in Wrongly seen as a monster by children Abused by family but kind and caring Hero of the novel Boo, or Arthur Radley is a recluse living in the neighborhood who has stayed away from public sight for so long that he becomes a phantom. He is the subject of adult gossip, and children’s wild imaginations and is accused of being responsi...
“Mockingbird” of the story Wrongly accused of rape Law-abiding and hardworking A young black man that is law-abiding and hardworking. He is crippled in one arm but still very physically strong. He is married with kids and caters for his family. He is kind and out of the kindness of his heart, helps Mayella Ewell with some tough chores without askin...
Kind widow who bakes snacks for children Loves plants Corrects lies about Boo Radley A middle-aged widow who loves plants and the outdoors. She is sharp-tongued but emotionally intelligent and sensible. She is a great baker who indulges the children around her with some of the snacks she bakes. She was once a Baptist but later stopped going to chur...
Spreads malicious rumours Speaks with children She is a single middle-aged white lady from one of the old families in the town. Stephanie Crawford is the town’s gossip, notorious for poking into other people’s business and spreading rumors and lies.
Tries to guide scout to be “ladylike” Traditional values Atticus Finch’s sister who has very conventional notions about race, gender, and respectability. She has an unusual interest in people’s family backgrounds and ascribes everyone’s behaviors and flaws to family. Ironically, she refuses to accept familial associations with the flaws of members ...
Scout (Jean Louise Finch) Narrator of the story. The story takes place from the time Scout is aged 6 to 9, but she tells the story as an adult. Scout is a tomboy who would rather solve problems with her fists than with her head.
- Jean Louise Finch (Scout) The novel’s protagonist. Over the course of the novel’s three years, Scout grows from six to nine years old. She’s bright, precocious, and a tomboy.
- Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) Scout’s older brother. He’s nine when the novel begins. In Scout’s eyes, Jem is an expert on most things and is the ringleader of their group, especially once Dill arrives on the scene.
- Atticus Finch. Scout and Jem’s father. Atticus is older than most fathers in Maycomb at almost 50 years old, and as a lawyer, Scout and Jem initially believe that Atticus doesn’t do anything of import.
- Charles Baker Harris (Dill) Jem and Scout’s friend and Miss Rachel’s nephew. Dill comes to stay with Miss Rachel in Maycomb one summer and immediately shows that he’s a prolific liar and storyteller.
Scout. Six-year-old Jean Louise "Scout" Finch narrates Mockingbird. A tomboy at heart, Scout works hard not to "act like a girl" by wearing overalls instead of dresses and beating up other children who antagonize her. Scout spends her days playing outside with her older brother, Jem, and her best friend, Dill.
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The main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird are Scout Finch, Jem Finch, Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, and Bob Ewell. Jean Louise "Scout" Finch is the young narrator....
