Talk:List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters

No Scout!!

What the heck? For anyone who doesn't know the novel, the main character is not even on the list! (Jean Louise (Scout) Finch). Mus640 00:40, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes she is. She is right below Atticus's name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.203.145.57 (talk) 16:22, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

No, she is not list as an individual as are the others. Scout - Jean louise, is the main character and needs to have her name and identity listed. The story is not a story without her. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Imaginethatproductions (talk • contribs) 06:13, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Scout and Dill

I am aware that people believe that Scout and Dill's relationship is only a childish one, due to their age. I can see where they come from, but I don't believe that - I read the book and there was one point when Dill reveals to Scout where babies come from and then suggests they get some themselves in the future - Harper Lee appears to cloak this by having Scout think that Dill is just dreamily rattling off, as the story is told from her perspective and she is too naïve to understand, although we as the audience are perfectly aware of what Dill's talking about. This is much like what she is doing with Scout's perspective in the trial - while we as the readers are fully aware of what is going on in the court, Scout herself is too young and naïve to fully understand. I also don't think that a childish love would necessarily involve kissing (at least, as far as I'm concerned). Grieferhate (talk) 23:08, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

I think at most it was a peck on the cheek. Harmless….. 2601:CD:CA01:2440:69ED:4D0:F04B:CA89 (talk) 00:14, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

I would also suggest revising the comment that Scout "is commonly harassed by many of the female figures, especially her Aunt Alexandra, for her tomboyish ways." Harassment is probably too strong a word; the only time she is directly spoken to by several female characters is during the missionary circle meeting, and Aunt Alexandra's behavior is more like constant disapproval, since little can be done while Atticus supports Scout's unoffensive tomboy habits (like dress and playing with boys). FREENGLISH (talk) 16:33, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Why is there no section for Scout? Being the narrator of the novel, I would think she would be in there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.197.180 (talk) 23:46, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

I don't believe Scout and Dill ever got together. This was based on Harper Lee's life- and Scout- being herself- and Truman Capote- the Dill character- never got together. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.17.79.53 (talk) 01:20, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Alexandra Finch Hancock

I was wondering if Alexandra should be placed under primary characters instead of minor characters. I think Alexandra plays a crucial role in the story, and probably shouldn't be put on the same level as those who only appear once or twice in the entire story. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.60.16.198 (talk) 21:37, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

== Spelling == hi

Why was this article written by 10-year-olds? It has spelling such as "docter" instead of "doctor" and a bunch of random little errors. Also, there isn't even a bit of flow to the way it's written. It feels like one person wrote a sentence about shamona, handed it to another person and then that went on for a while and the article was formed. Come on! 99.227.21.101 (talk) 00:08, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

The story is distorted by Scout's perspective. Remember that the narrator is a 6 to 9-year old girl. Some parts should not be taken literally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sohzq (talk • contribs) 12:58, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

I agree; the entire writing style is a bit informal as well. I'll clean it up sometime in May or June... have to crunch for finals right now. Sorry about the delay, but it's the most I can do. Verin (talk) 23:42, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Exactly what I was thinking. I used this to actually study for my English final on the book; I fixed up a few errors as I read through. 207.224.65.232 (talk) 01:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

I deleted the last line of the paragraph. The deleted line states "The character of Alexandra was based on a fictionalized version of Delphine LaLaurie." Click on Delphine LaLaurie and you go to a Wikipedia page about Delphine LaLaurie, a serial killer in Louisiana from the late 18th to the mid 19th century. Don't know if this is vandalism or just a mistake but I doubt that this is accurate! Lkredhat (talk) 09:37, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Merge ex-proposal

I'm deleting the merge-intoTo Kill a Mockingbird template because whoever added the tag didn't see fit to provide any reasons, this page was split from the main article only last December, and this page has enough worthwhile information that it would make the main Mockingbird page too long if re-merged. --Meyer 14:13, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Dill representing Truman Capote?

There is no evidence supporting this other than the fact that Capote was a childhood friend of Harper Lee. Truman Capote is also a homosexual, and Dill and Scout seem to have a somewhat romantic relationship. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.241.111.111 (talk) 20:10, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

I think it's noted in the original book article that Capote and Lee admitted that Dill was modeled on him. And, by the way, I always saw Scout the tomboy as the very young version of a lesbian, despite her relationship with Dill. It was mostly fanciful and their plans to marry each other were innocent expressions of escaping a world of adults they did not understand. That, and because Scout was based on Lee, an unmarried recluse who really trips my gaydar. We'll be learning the reality of that in the future someday, I predict. Clearly, though, these POV observations of mine have very little to do with the book or characters for now.Moni3 05:02, 11 August 2007 (UTC)Moni3

Jem Finch

How can you have a list of characters without Jem Finch? He is definatley one of the most important charcters in the novel and yet he is missing from the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.186.85.41 (talk) 04:53, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Nevermid, it was fixedon the 23rd after crazychemguy got rid of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.186.85.41 (talk) 01:25, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

There is still nothing on Jem - one of the main characters..... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.105.176.48 (talk) 11:03, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

page should be rewritten

it's flow is terrible..."She is a racist"?!...."She is the neighborhood gossip"?!... this needs to be rewritten —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.53.100 (talk) 20:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Well it doesn't need to be rewritten because "She is a racist" and "She is the neighborhood gossip" is how it's said in the book so it's fine and don't forget it's set in Alabama in the 1920s, so it doesn't need to be rewritten. Also whoever wrote this page has helped me with my homework. SweetiePie97 (talk) 18:45, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Burris Ewell

Is a dirty boy, who had the fun writing that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.246.253.219 (talk) 22:53, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Simon Finch

Shouldn't he be included? simon i mean lol... and Mrs. Dubose! (talk) 22:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.128.53.12 (talk)

Well, there is symbolism in Mrs.Dubose, and the time Jem spent reading to her; like his coming of age... And there were the comments about how Dubose represented true courage.Mus640 00:40, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Tim Johnson (Dog)

There is no evidence whatsoever that the dog is meant to represent racism. Also, Atticus did not protect his kids from racism. They lived in the South in the early 1900's. Every child knew what racism was. They didn't call it racism, that's just the "way things were." However, Atticus does refer to racism as "Maycomb's usual disease." In addition, while Atticus does not protect the children against racism, he does shoot down racism. As the novel is an allegory, the dog represents racism and Atticus is able to shoot racism down without his glasses meaning that he has 20/20 vision when it comes to racism and Atticus is able to fight it.

Wikipedia is not a place for mini-essays; it's a place for facts. A simple explanation about how a rabid dog instills a better sense of pride in Jem and Scout for their father would suffice.

Rctfanatic (talk) 00:55, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Tom Robinson

There isn't any proof that Tom Robinson was actually shot while trying to escape. That is simply the story that was told. It can be interpreted many different ways, it could have been made up, it could have been the truth. It is simply the reader's inference.

chocoholic_chic92 —Preceding undated comment added 05:34, 26 March 2009 (UTC).

on pg 236 in the novel atticus says explicitly " Tom's dead [...] They shot him [...] Seventeen bullet holes in him." (236) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.192.115.190 (talk) 02:12, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

While there is actually no debate over Tom being dead, I believe that Tom may not have died trying to escape. He may have just been shot at by the white jailers because they felt like it and thought he deserved to die. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.238.91.219 (talk) 22:53, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

There's no proof that they did or not, and you should go by what the book says instead of editing the article to fit your beliefs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.64.67.223 (talk) 03:16, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Heck Tate, Dolphus Raymond, Rachel Haverford, Mr Avery, Mr Gilmer

I thought these characters were rather important and should be included. Limtohhan (talk) 18:09, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

I think that the article on Heck Tate could be a bit longer but i'm not the best at doing anything on Wikipedia other than reading so ... yeah. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.238.122.18 (talk) 08:21, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Cecil Jacobs

I believe he should be included since he is talked about more than Lula, Burris Ewell or the other Minor characters. He also is important in the final scene since Scout and Jem think they are being followed by Cecil. --70.236.4.184 (talk) 01:07, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

minor change

{{editsemiprotected}} I noticed that at the end of Link Deas' section, it says "hee" instead of "her". Will an established user please fix this? Thank you! Septilliard (talk) 03:30, 15 May 2009 (UTC)Septilliard

Y Done. Waiwai933 (talk) 03:54, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Please Revmove the Skoal vs. Redman garbage from Judge Taylor

That is blatant vandalism and is not supported.

208.103.64.42 (talk) 21:30, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Dolphus Raymond

In the article he is referred to as Adolphus Raymond but I'm sure his name is Dolphus —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.3.127.156 (talk) 12:27, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

problems

its a mess 24.17.211.150 (talk) 10:43, 3 March 2010 (UTC) Poor grammar is being used in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.47.148.219 (talk) 00:18, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Number of times Robinson is shot

he is shot 17 times, please change it back from sixteen 24.17.211.150 (talk) 07:43, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Tom Robinson

It should say that Tom Robinson works for Link Deas. It says that in Link Deas' article but it should also say it under Tom Robinson's as well. Could someone please edit that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.136.26.230 (talk) 23:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Mr. Conner

Mr. Conner is the old man that arrests Boo Radley and his friends in chapter one. Is it proper to add him as a minor character, or is he too unimportant?--JudelFoir (talk) 02:05, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

No, i think he is just as important because he too plays a role in the story of Arthur "Boo" Radley.--SweetiePie97 (talk) 18:38, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Walter Cunningham, Snr.

The section on Cunningham Snr. states that he leads the mob attempt to lynch Tom Robinson, but is this ever actually stated? Destenoth (talk) 15:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)Destenoth, 16/06/2010

I believe that scene actually made it fairly clear that Walter was in the middle of the crowd, because Scout had to search to see him, so I don't think there's any proof he was the leader, it's never stated that way. To me it was obvious he was just another member of the mob. AnonymousEditor101 (talk) 14:08, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Simplistic and childish

This is a major work of the twentieth century. I know that many people now encounter it in high school, but can't an adult provide a reading with some more depth?KVH1 (talk) 02:25, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Yeah wtf is this? A few ridiculously childish statements taken from Boo Radley's section:

- "Most of the Maycomb neighborhood thinks he’s creepy because of all of the rumors spread around from him, and no one really knows him personally yet."

- "You don’t really get a chance..." (second person pronouns? really?)

- "but I bet that he would be very lonely and he’s trying to reach out for someone to love him or be his friend." (Wow...personal opinions and first-person pronoun.)

- "Boo already knew that he loved the kids since he started placing the presents in the tree."

Need I say more? I'm sure the rest of the article is like this as well, but my god this is just unacceptable for Encyclopaedic material, and really just a disgrace in general to Harper Lee's novel. Will someone PLEASE rewrite this? IOA94 (talk) 19:43, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

It's agreed that this thing reads like a 6th grade book report. I'm making a few changes, but surely others should join in! Enough other people have noticed this that I'd have expected this work to be already done. Is there any project that this book falls under? Also, while Atticus Finch has his own Wikipedia entry, Scout does not. Which is OK if the information is included here, but really, this has only one short paragraph about her, which seems scanty for the narrator of one of the most famous and admired books in the English language. QuizzicalBee (talk) 20:41, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Boo Radley

In the description of Boo Radley (list of characters) Atticus is said to believe that Jem killed Tom Ewell. I disagree. My impression is that Atticus, like Heck Tate, knows that Boo Radley killed Ewell, but argues that Ewell was killed by Jem to protect Boo who would be devastated if arrested and then forced to defend himself at trial. Atticus further believed that Jem would have the strength to appear at trial and that he would not be found guilty of anything except defending his sister. Jim44314 (talk) 17:50, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Further to the above, Atticus ultimately realizes that Heck's explanation that Ewell fell on his own knife is plausible and will be accepted by the town's residents. Jim44314 (talk) 18:39, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

There's a rogue paste in the first line: "dren's lives from Bob Ewell" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:961C:1F00:7854:9587:1FD1:7F52 (talk) 11:54, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

X Billups

Although a very minor character, he still appears in the book once and is seen riding a horse. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.164.87.97 (talk) 00:40, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Atticus Finch Section Missing

There is no entry for Atticus Finch. 128.114.160.237 (talk) 19:52, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

It's in the very beginning, but it is written very poorly. I might add some facts from the book about him. ParallelUniverse120 (talk) 18:11, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Does Sheriff Tate really know that Boo killed Bob Ewell?

Everywhere that I looked on the internet, it says that Boo Radley killed Bob, and that Sheriff Tate made up the story that Bob fell on the knife. But where in the book does it say or imply that the Sheriff knows that Boo killed him? I can't seem to find it anywhere. As far as I know, Tate really believes that Boo fell on his knife, and that Boo only helped to defend Jem and Scout rather than actually stab Ewell. Toughcookie1234 (talk) 22:43, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

What do you think falling on your own knife really means? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:304:B013:1E70:49F6:53EB:F0A:D881 (talk) 23:16, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

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Tom Robinson Rewrite

When I was reading through each character description, I couldn't help but notice that unlike all the other characters, Tom Robinson's article doesn't seem like it talks about him at all. It's all about the trial, and how he was defended. In the book we're given a few descriptions of his character, his strength, etc. I feel like there should be more exploring the character rather than just his part in the plot.

Thoughts on rewriting? AnonymousEditor101 (talk) 13:59, 31 March 2020 (UTC)