| A | B |
|---|
| Miss Caroline | Scout's first teacher; protests Atticus teaching Scout |
| Boo Radley | a shut-in, left gifts for the children, |
| Aunt Alexandra | family is important, wants Scout to be ladylike |
| Calpurnia | takes care of the Finch children, exists in two worlds |
| Jem Finch | protective older brother of Scout |
| Scout Finch | narrator of story |
| Atticus Finch | lawyer, defends Tom Robinson, father to Scout and Jem |
| Heck Tate | sheriff of Maycomb |
| Bob Ewell | "white trash", lies about Tom |
| Mayella Ewell | has never known respect, accuses Tom |
| Dill | tells stories, visits every summer, friend to Scout and Jem |
| Miss Maudie | neighbor of Finches, house burns down, has a lot of common sense |
| Rev. Sykes | brings the children into the court |
| Tom Robinson | accused of rape, honest man, killed trying to escape |
| Stephanie Crawford | town gossip |
| Mrs. Dubose | grouchy neighbor, Atticus considers her a brave lady |
| Mr. Cunningham | poor but proud man, moves mob away from jail |
| Judge Taylor | fair minded judge who appointed Atticus to defend Tom |
| Dolphous Raymond | "town drunk"; Lived in the African American community although he was white |
| Uncle Jack | Atticus' brother |
| Link Deas | helped Tom and Helen Robinson; stood up to Bob Ewell |
| Mr. Underwood | published town newspaper; wrote editorial about Tom's death; witnessed mob in front of jail |
