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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Scout Finch ( Jean Louise)
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- narrator of the book
- A rebellious tomboy, who learns from others, or people who inspire her, valuable lessons and values |
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Jem Finch
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-Scout's brother and one of her best friends
-Enters young adulthood and faces difficult issues |
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Atticus Finch
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- A lawyer, who defends Tom Robinson in a trial, against the Ewells
- Single parent, has two children - Believes in equality and everyone's freedom of speech; a fair man |
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Dill (Charles Baker Harris)
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- A friend of Scout and Jem's
- Visits them every summer - Interested in the Radleys |
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Aunt Alexandra
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- Atticus' sister
- Tries to teach Scout to be feminine - Wants Scout to look up to her |
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Tom Robinson
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- A 25 year old black man, being accused of raping Mayella Ewell
- Has wife and children - One of the book's "mockingbirds" |
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Mayella Ewell
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- A 19 year-old girl, accusing Tom Robinson of raping her
- Was scared to admit the truth about what happened, but we think she tried to "rape" him, and her daddy beat her up, making her too scared to speak. |
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Bob Ewell
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- an alcoholic, who is mostly unemployed
- The poorest family in Maycomb - Accused Tom Robinson of raping his daughter - Ignorent, hateful, dirty, poor, and racist |
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Ms. Maudie
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- Neighbor of Scout
- House gets burned down - Loves the children - Another role model for Scout |
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Mr. Dolphus Raymond
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- Wealthy, white man
- Has black white and mixed children - Kind of lost in society - Prefers to live among blacks |
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Judge Taylor
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The judge for Tom's trial. Taylor is a good, sensible man with a sense of humor, who manages a strict courtroom.
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Heck Tate
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- sheriff of Maycomb
- a decent man, but a major witness in Tom's trial |
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Calpurnia
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- Housekeeper of the Finch family
- role model to Scout/ mother |
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Boo Radely
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- an outcast to his society
- rough past - gives children presents in knothole - One of the book's "mockingbirds" - helps save children's lives |
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Ms. Stephanie Crawford
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- "the neighborhood gossip"
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Tim Johnson
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- Mad dog with rabies
- Shot and killed by Atticus - One of the book's "mockingbirds" |
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Ms. Dubose
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-An elderly women who is prejudiced against the colored
-Was trying to get over her morphine addiction before she died - Had Jem read to her before she died |
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Reverend Sykes
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- Minister at the black church that Calpurnia takes the children to
- Admires Atticus for defending Tom - Sits on balcony with children at the trial |
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Zeebo
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-Calpurnia's son
-garbage collector - can read and write |
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Cecil Jacobs
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- a boy, who is racist and against what Atticus was doing for Tom Robinson
- Him and Scout go to Halloween festival together |
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Walter Cunningham
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- Scout's school mate who cannot afford lunch
- Family in poverty - Has different habits and does things differently than the Finch family |
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Mr. Cunningham
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- A poor farmer and part of the mob that seeks to lynch Tom Robinson at the jail
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Mr. Link Deas
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- Tom Robinson's employer (not racist, and does not allow people, who are prejudice, to work for him)
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Nathan Radely
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- Boo's older brother
- Tried to shot the children - Filled knothole with cement |
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Mr. Underwood
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-Publisher of Maycomb's newspaper
-Respects Atticus and proves his ally |
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Jack
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-Name of Atticus' brother
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Mrs. Rachel
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-Dill's Aunt
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Mr. Underwood
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-Newspaper Reporter
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Mr. Gilmore
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-Prosectuted Tom Robinson
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Caroline Fisher
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-Scouts first grade teacher
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