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To Kill a Mockingbird Characters
Term | Definition |
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Scout | narrator of the story; female; 6 years old; doesn't have a mom (died when she was 2); close to her brother, Jem |
Jem | Scout's brother; male; 10 year old; misses mom because he remembers her; looks out for Scout |
Charles Baker Harris (Dill) | visits Maycomb in the summer; male; 7 years old; very little for his age |
Arthur Radley (Boo) | the mysterious neighbor the children never see |
Miss Maudie Atkinson | lives across from Jem and Scout; most open minded citizen of Maycomb; would rather garden than read her bible; often talks to the children especially Scout; hates gossip |
Miss Stephanie Crawford | gossipy neighbor who knows family history in the whole neighborhood |
Bob Ewell | spends his welfare check on alcohol |
Mr. Cunningham | upright farmer who refuses charity; Walter's father |
Walter | Ms. Caroline tries to give him a quarter for lunch, but he won't accept it because he can't repay it |
Ms. Caroline | Scout's teacher; doesn't like that Scout can already read; tells Scout that her father should stop teaching her |
Miss Rachel | Dill's aunt who lives next door to Finches |
Calpurnia | cook/housekeeper for Finches |
Tom Robinson | a hard working young black man who is accused of crime |
Heck Tate | the sheriff, who is a good friend of the Finches |
Jack | the bachelor uncle who visits every Christmas |