Atticus Finch: A lawyer in a small southern town who defends a Negro man. Atticus' young daughter who functions as the narrator of the story Jem Finch: Scout's older brother Cal (Calpurnia) The Negro cook who has been responsible for raising the Finch children Aunt Alexandra: The very "proper" aunt who comes to care for the children during the trial Dill (Charles Baker Harris): Scouts companion who lives in Mississippi but comes every summer to Maycomb. Miss Rachael: Dill's aunt who lives next door to the Finches Miss Maudie: Another neighbor who is very open-minded Boo (Mr. Aurthor Radl