Calpurnia: The Finch's black housekeeper, Calpurnia acts as a mother figure and disciplinarian
in the Finch household. Atticus trusts Calpurnia, relies on her for support raising his children, and considers her
part of the family. Calpurnia also gives the children insight into her world when she takes them to her church.
Tom Robinson: The most important client of Atticus' career, Tom Robinson, a young, black man, is a church
going, father of four accused of rape by Mayella Ewell.
Bob Ewell: The father of eight,
Bob Ewell, a white man, and his family live behind Maycomb's dump. Desperately poor, Ewell uses his welfare money to
buy alcohol while his children go hungry. His nineteen year old daughter, Mayella, accuses Tom Robinson of rape and
Aunt Alexandra: Atticus' sister, Aunt Alexandra is a proper Southern woman who maintains a strict code about with whom she and her
family should associate. She criticizes Atticus for letting Scout run wild and when she moves into their home during
Tom Robinson's trial, Alexandra urges Scout to wear dresses and become a proper lady.
Miss Maudie: Miss Maudie is the counterpoint to Aunt Alexandra. A neighbor to the Finch
family, Maudie offers Scout a female role model opposite from Alexandra. Maudie respects the children and admires Atticus.
Unlike the other women in the town, Maudie minds her own business and behaves without pretension or hypocrisy.
Walter Cunningham plays a small but important role in Mockingbird. A farming family, the Cunninghams occupy a middle
position in Maycomb's class hierarchy above African American citizens and the Ewells but below Atticus and the Finch family.
Honest and hard working, Walter Cunningham and his son are respectable community members who represent the potential in everyone
to understand right from wrong despite ignorance and prejudice.