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Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch is the father of Scout and Jem. Atticus
has lived in Maycomb County all his life. He grew up at Finch's landing his family's original homestead. He is a
Lawyer and is assigned to take on Tom Robinson's case. Maycomb sees Atticus the man to always do the right thing. He passes
this trait on to his children and they to learn that what's right must be done no matter what. He loves his children more
than anything and tries to give them everything they need in life.
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Jeremy "Jem" Finch
Jem is the older of the two Finch children. He is about three years
older than Scout and tries to be a good role model for her. He is the one who tells Scout of people like Boo radley and things
about the way some people are. He wants to be a lawyer like Atticus and often watches everything Atticus does. He has
a better understanding of the way that the world is than Scout. He tries to explain to Scout everything she asks about and
for the most part has a pretty good idea. As Jem gets older he starts being less childish in his actions. He learns selflessness
and doesn't play acting games with Scout or Dill as much. He points out when Scout is afraid of something that she is acting
like a girl more and more every day. He learns that people do the things they do for a reason and usually if one gives
them the chance they deserve one will undestand why they do those things.
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Jean Louise "Scout" Finch
Scout is the younger of the two finch children. She is 6 when the
book starts and very tom-boyish. She wears overalls instead of a dress like most little girls and is still too young to know
evil in the world. She can read even though she has not attended school. Atticus reads with her at night. Throughout the novel
she sees more of the crueltyof the world. She also is under pressure to become more ladylike by many woman in her life.
She looks up to her brother Jem and always wants to be on his good side even if she is scared. She has a longing
to see the man called Boo Radley. Initially she was afraid of such a man but later just wants to meet him as a friend. She
often thinks about the way things might be and is compelled to stand up for what she knows is right and the things she loves.
Atticus makes this diffucult for her when he tells her not to fight for him but to ignore the insults about his defense of
Tom Robinson. She agrees but it is diffucult for her. In the end of the novel she learns that to know a person one must stand
in his/her shoes and see things from his/her point of view.
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Calpurnia
Cal is the black woman who works for Atticus and his kids. She
grew up with Atticus at Finch's Landing, and has helped him ever since he moved to Maycomb. She does not live with the Finch's
but occasionaly spends the night with the children if Atticus is out of town. She is all most like the children's mother in
the sense that she takes care of them and teaches them what is right and wrong.
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