Bob Ewell - father to Mayella;racist; insensitive; accuses innocent Tom for rape againsthis own daughter

Mayella Ewell - daughter of Bob Ewell;unhappy; abused; mistreated by her father;never raises a finger against the conviction of innocent Tom

Tom Robinson - young black worker; accusedof raping Mayella

Miss Maudie - neighbor of the Finch family; agrees with the justice ofTom; supports Atticus throughout the trial

Scout Finch - protagonist; young tomboygirl; adventurous; daughter of Atticus;sister of Jem; friend of Dill andCalpurnia;

Jem Finch - older brother to Scout;son to Atticus; friends with Dilland Calpurnia

Atticus Finch - father of Jem andScout; widow; known lawyer inMaycomb; cares about equalityand justice

Dill - summertime pal to Jemand Scout; daring enough to go near the Radley house;

Calpurnia - cook for the Finch family; takescare of Jem and Scout during the trial;

Boo Radley - known as theneighborhood creep;

Social Inequalities

The Difference between Rightand Wrong

Tone

Foreshadowing

Mockingbirds

Boo Radley

Dill, Jem and Scout become friends and wonderment about about the Radley House begins

the next summer, when Dill returns and they go to the Radley home, Jem loses his pants; he gets them back - all randomly sewn; kids start finding little gifts mysteriously

Atticus defends a black man Tom Robinson, who was accused of rape against Mayella in a trial

Atticus had found out that the whole accusation was a scam; Bob setTom because he and Mayella were having an affair; Bob wanted Tom out of the way and bring shame to Mayella

despite all evidence, Tom still gets convictedand while trying to escape, he is caught and killed

Bob plans to hurt Atticus by attacking Jem and Scout on Halloween; Boo saves the kids by stabbing Bob

The cops cover up the stabbing by saying that Bob fell on his ownknife accidently; Scout sees that Boo is a good person and wonders about good and bad within us