Atticus Finch Character Traits

Character
Traits
Evidence (direct quote)
Inference/foreshadowing

Jean Louise Finch (Scout)

Protagonist - lives with her father and brother and their black cook. Scout is a tomboy character, and is also very intelligent.

Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem)

Male Character. He is Scout’s brother, and acts like a typical American boy, always refusing to back down from fights. He matures during the story but still stays close to Scout, even though he doesn’t play her games anymore.

Atticus Finch

First Finch to make a white-collar living; public defender and legislator generally respected despite his mediocre record.

older widower; busier with his practice than with parenting; affectionate but distant

Ironically, he has a
Charles Baker Harris (Dill)

Male, character
Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend
Diminutive, confident boy Has an active imagination

Mr. Radley

Male, character.

Character
Traits
Evidence (direct quote)
Inference/foreshadowing

Arthur Radley
(Boo)

Never goes outside his house. He symbolizes goodness in the town, even though he comes off as creepy initially. He is one of the mockingbirds of the novel.

Miss Maudie Atkinson

A widow neighboring the Finches, who are old friends of hers.

Miss Caroline Fisher

Jean louise’ teacher.

Miss Rachel Haverford

A relative of Dill. Dill stays at her house over the summer.

Calpurnia

A black cook under the Finch household. She is very stern and disciplines a lot. She also provides a connection for people between whites and blacks.