Like Atticus says, "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird, because they only give us beautiful music." In this case, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are mockingbirds. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, a mockingbird is a bird that Scout and Jem are not allowed to shoot because it does no harm to anyone and only produces music. read more
Scout Finch - The narrator and protagonist of the story. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. She is intelligent and, by the standards of her time and place, a tomboy. read more
The characters in "To Kill a Mockingbird" form an integral part of its impact, including the antagonist, Bob Ewell. In literature, an antagonist is a character, force or concept that creates the conflict with which the main character must deal. read more