Characters
Narrator and protagonist; a maturing young tomboy.
Jean Louise "Scout" Finch
The fictional Alabama town/county setting.
Maycomb
Atticus says it's a sin to kill this innocent bird.
A Mockingbird
Primary symbol of innocence and goodness.
The Mockingbird
Atticus: "Climb into his [BLANK] and walk around in it."
Skin
The principled lawyer father of Scout and Jem.
Atticus Finch
The 1930s economic era of the novel.
The Great Depression
Location where Boo leaves gifts for the children.
The knot-hole in the oak tree
The rabid dog representing the "madness" of racism.
Tim Johnson
She says, "That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."
Miss Maudie Atkinson
The reclusive neighbor who saves the children.
Arthur "Boo" Radley
Southern laws enforcing racial segregation.
Jim Crow laws
The man falsely accused and found guilty.
Tom Robinson
Flowers symbolizing Mayella's desire for beauty.
Red Geraniums
Child who says, "I think there's just one kind of folks."
Scout Finch
The Finch family's cook and mother figure.
Calpurnia
The "rain-rotted" source of childhood fear.
The Radley Place
Scout disperses a lynch mob by talking to this man.
Mr. Walter Cunningham Sr.
The filled object symbolizing lost communication.
The knot-hole
Atticus's definition of "real [BLANK]": beginning despite being licked.
Courage
The morphine-addicted neighbor Atticus calls "brave."
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
The landmark behind which the Ewells live.
The town dump
The antagonist killed by Boo on Halloween.
Bob Ewell
The white flower Mrs. Dubose gives Jem.
A Camellia
Sheriff who says, "Let the dead bury the dead."
Heck Tate