To kill a mockingbird

Characters Profile

Scout Finch- She is the narrator and protagonist. Lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. She is intelligent and, by thestandards 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.

Jem Finch- Scout’s brother and playmate. Four years olderthan Scout, he gradually separates himself from her games, but he remains her close companion and protector throughout the novel.

Atticus Finch- Scout and Jem’s father, a lawyer in Maycomb descendedfrom 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 toracial equality. With his strongly held convictions, wisdom, and empathy, Atticus functions as the novel’s moral backbone.

Dill Harris- Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend. Dill is adiminutive, confident boy with an active imagination. He becomes fascinated with Boo Radley and represents the perspective of childhood innocence throughout the novel.

Boo Radley - A recluse who never setsfoot outside his house, Boo dominates the imaginations of Jem, Scout, and Dill. He’s thought to be a psychopath until the end of the story when he shows him slef.

Calpurnia - The Finches’ blackcook. Calpurnia is a stern disciplinarian and the children’s bridge between the white world and her own black community.

Walter Cunningham - Son of Mr. Cunningham and classmate of Scout. Waltercannot afford lunch one day at school and accidentally gets Scout in trouble, because she tried helping explain the situation of his family.

Burris Ewell – Son of Mr. Ewell and classmate of Scout.Burris comes of a poor family and comes only the first day of school each year. In his first day of school he scares the teacher when she sees he has cooties.

Miss Stephanie Crowford - She makes it...