Essay About Maycomb County And World Of Evil People

All The Characters In To Kill A Mockingbird
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Character Chart
1. Atticus:
Ð* Scout and Jems dad
Ð* Lawyer in Maycomb County
Ð* Believes in equality for everyone Ð- brings up children that way
Ð* Defends Tom Robinson in a rape case and losses
2. Scout Ð- Jean Louise Finch
Ð* Daughter of Atticus
Ð* Narrator of story
Ð* Tomboy
Ð* Very intelligent for her age
Ð* Wants to meet Boo Radley
3. Jem Finch
Ð* Scouts brother and playmate at beginning
Ð* Likes playing football
Ð* Four years older than Scout
4. Caroline Fischer
Ð* Scouts first grade teacher
Ð* Has bright auburn hair, pick cheeks, crimson fingernail polish, and she smelled and looked like a peppermint drop
Ð* Thinks she is better than everyone else – arrogant
Ð* Rude/Violent — hitting Scout with the ruler
Ð* Doesnt understand the people living in Maycomb County (kids) Ð- Walter Cunningham
5. Dill:
Ð* Real name is Charles Baker Harris
Ð* Spends summer with Aunt Rachel in Maycomb
Ð* Small for his age
Ð* Curious, thoughtful, happy, confident
Ð* Snow white hair, and blue eyes
Ð* Runs away from home
Ð* Good imagination
Ð* Curious about Boo
6. Calpurnia:
Ð* Scouts family cook
Ð* Black
Ð* Near sighted
Ð* Very stern with discipline Ð- Scout and Jem
7. Boo Radley:
Ð* Never comes out of the house
Ð* Real name is Arthur
Ð* Leaves presents in the tree for Scout and Jem
Ð* A good person
Ð* The mockingbird symbolizes him — he was a good man, but later he was effected/injured by the world of evil people around him
8. Mr. Radley:
Ð* Boos dad
Ð* Takes daily walks to the town
Ð* Rejected Boo after he was in the gang
9. Nathan Radley:
Ð* Boos older brother
Ð* Covers the hole in the tree with cement Ð- cuts off Boos relationship with Jem and Scout
Ð* Mean
10. Mrs. Radley
Ð* Hardly ever seen
Ð* Quiet
Ð* Reserved
11. Miss Stephanie:
Ð* Loves to gossip
Ð* Starts rumors or stories for fun and attention
12. Miss Rachel:
Ð* Dills aunt
Ð* Has a rat terrier for a dog
13. Mr. Connor:
Ð* Old
Ð* Gets locked in the outhouse by Boos old gang
14. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
Ð* Old mean lady
Ð* Lives near the Finches
Ð* Very racist
Ð* Has a morphine addiction
Ð* Eventually dies
15. Walter Cunningham: (kid)
Ð* Family is really poor
Ð* Cant pay back people in money Ð- they pay back in different things
Ð* Soft spoken/shy Ð- Dirty
Ð* Cant afford shoes
16. Crazy Addie:
Ð* Drowned himself in Barkers Eddy
Ð* Committed crimes around town
17. Miss Blount:
Ð* Sixth grade teacher at Scouts school
Ð* Native Maycombian
18. Cecil Jacobs:
Ð* Let down a fight to him and he called Scout a coward
Ð* Scared Scout and Jem in the schoolyard on the way to a play
19. Uncle Jack:
Ð* Doctor
Ð* Scout told him he wasnt good with children and he understood
Ð* Scouts uncle
20. Aunt Alexandra:
Ð* Thinks Scout isnt brought up right
Ð* Comes and lives with Atticuss