Scout Finch

(full name is Jean Louise Finch) Scout is a young girl who is the main character and narrator of the story.

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Jem Finch

(full name is Jeremy Finch) Jem is Scout’s older brother who is almost ten years old when the story begins.

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Atticus Finch

Atticus is Scout and Jem’s father. He holds to absolute truth and morality throughout the book.

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Boo Radley

Boo is a reclusive man who lives close to the Finches. 

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Dill

(full name is Charles Baker Harris) Dill is a boy a little older than Scout who visits his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb each summer and becomes friends with Scout and Jem.

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Tom Robinson

Tom is a black man accused of raping a white woman.

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Calpurnia

Calpurnia is a black woman who works for the Finches. She provides maternal nurturing and discipline for Scout and Jem.

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Heck Tate

As the sheriff of Maycomb County, Heck appears several times in the book and demonstrates the just side of the law.

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