Atticus: Atticus is a tall man in his 50’s with a sharp jawline, black hair, and glasses. Atticus has a strong sense of right and wrong, and is not ashamed of his decisions as long as they are right. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” --Atticus (pg. 30).
Scout: Scout is a young girl with a boy-like aura. She is innocent, but still informed and interested in her surroundings. “Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.” -- Scout
Jem: Jem is Scout’s older brother. He is like a mini-Atticus, but not as mature. "Atticus-" said Jem bleakly.He turned in the doorway. "What, son?" "How could they do it, how could they?" --Jem
Boo Radley: Boo is a rumored lunatic who lives in Maycomb. He is a tall and pale man with feathery hair. “Mr. Arthur, bend your arm down here, like that. That's right, sir.' I slipped my hand into the crook of his arm. He had to stoop a little to accomodate me, but if Miss Stephanie Crawford was watching from her upstairs window, she would see Arthur Radley escorting me down the sidwalk, as any gentleman would do.”-- Scout (it is about Radley)
Mayella: Mayella is Bob Ewell’s daughter who is built but mentally fragile. She is a mental wreck and is very unstable. "I got somethin' to say an' then I ain't gonna say no more. That nigger yonder took advantage of me an' if you fine fancy gentlemen don't wanta do nothin' about it then you're all yellow stinkin' cowards, stinkin' cowards, the lot of you. Your fancy airs don't come to nothin'—your ma'amin' and Miss Mayellerin' don't come to nothin', Mr. Finch-" Then she burst into real tears.-- Mayella Ewell
Tom: Tom Robinson is a black man who is tall, handsome, and built, but he is missing a part of his arm because of an accident that happened when he was younger. Tom is an innocent man, but will not be thought of as an innocnet man because of his race. "Mr. Finch, I tried. I tried to 'thout bein' ugly to her. I didn't wanta be ugly, I didn't wanta push her or nothin'." --Tom Robinson
Calpurnia: Calpurnia is a black woman who serves the Finch family. She has a strong personality, but is delicate with kids. "Hush your mouth! Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house's yo' comp'ny, and don't you let me catch you remarkin' on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo' folks might be better'n the Cunninghams but it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em—if you can't act fit to eat at the table you can just set here and eat in the kitchen!" -- Calpurnia
Dill: Dill is a good friend of the Finch kids. He is younger than Jem but older than scout, and has a fishy backstory. “Poor Dill. He picks up on the ugly injustice of Mr. Gilmer's questioning, and he's too much of a kid to accept it. Does he notice because he's an outsider? Or is he, like Atticus, naturally sensitive to injustice?”-- Scout (about Dill)
Aunt Alexandra: Aunt Alexandra is Atticus’ older sister. She has a somewhat annoying personality but she has nice and pure intentions. "If Uncle Atticus lets you run around with stray dogs, that's his own business, like Grandma says, so it ain't your fault. I guess it ain't your fault if Uncle Atticus is a nigger-lover besides, but I'm here to tell you it certainly does mortify the rest of the family-"-- Aunt Alexandra
Bob: Bob Ewell is Mayella Ewell’s father. He is middle-aged and has a very bad personality and temper. "I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin' on my Mayella!" --Bob Ewell
Heck Tate: Heck Tate is the Sheriff of Maycomb. He is a tall and skinny man with a tendency to do what he thinks is right even though it isn’t.
Miss Maudie: Miss Maudie is an old lady who is the neighbor of the Finches. She is a nice woman who probably knows more about Maycomb than the majority of the population. Her wisdom helps Jem and Scout develop. "The handful of people in this town who say that fair play is not marked White Only; the handful of people who say a fair trial is for everybody, not just us; the handful of people with enough humility to think, when they look at a Negro, there but for the Lord's kindness am I." -- Miss Maudie