Scout’s Honor Scout may or may not be a lover, but she’s definitely a fighter. Espec...
Obsession with Boo While Dill is often the imagination behind the Finch kids’ early attemp...
Atticus as Father Neither of the Finch kids ever calls their father “Dad”; he’...
Calpurnia’s Tough Love While everyone in the novel is filtered through Scout’s perce...
For Scout and Jem, summer means Dill, and Dill’s imagination: "Thus we came to know Dill as...
Boo the Monster Boo first comes into the novel through the creative imagination of Jem, whose de...
Before the Trial: Invisible Man Like Boo Radley, the character of Tom Robinson has an existence...
Among the trash and cast-offs in the Ewell yard, there’s one spot of beauty.“Against...
Bob Ewell is the current head of a family that has been “the disgrace of Maycomb for three...
Aunt Alexandra is so different from her easy-going brothers Atticus and Jack that Scout wonders i...
Miss Maudie is part of the world where “fragrant ladies rocked slowly, fanned gently, and d...
As sheriff of Maycomb County, Heck Tate’s official role is maintaining law and order. Throu...
While Mr. Deas at first seems on the side of order over truth (his telling Atticus that he has ...
Boo may be the ghost of Scout’s neighborhood, but Mrs. Dubose is the dragon. Scout introduc...
As an outsider to Maycomb (she comes from the strange and far-off land of northern Alabama), Miss...
Uncle Jack is the uncle of Jem and Scout, who always look forward to his visits. He’s a jok...
A heavily religious woman and a closet drinker, Mrs. Grace Merriweather is “the most devout...
As minister of First Purchase Church, Reverend Sykes is an authority figure in Maycomb’s Af...
Scout calls Judge Taylor “a sleepy old shark” (16.105), and the description suits him...
Mr. Raymond is a borderline figure who confuses Maycomb’s neat social and racial categories...
Mr. Underwood shares his name with a famous typewriter brand – appropriate, since he runs M...
Mr. Cunningham is the father of Walter Cunningham, Scout’s classmate. He’s also a cli...
Walter is almost as old as Jem but is in Scout’s class at school. On the first day of first...
As Tom’s wife, Helen suffers from the persecution of her husband. After his arrest, she has...
As the town busybody, Miss Stephanie makes it her business to spread gossip, the meaner the bette...
Assigned the prosecution of the Tom Robinson case, Mr. Gilmer faces off against Atticus in court....
Lula appears only once in the novel, but even though brief her presence is memorable. When Calpur...
Boo’s brother, Mr. Nathan takes the place of their father when he dies. Whether he’s...