Talk:List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters

I think you people have no brains when it comes to your lives. Why are you spending it writing little lines and lies for other people to see? Whereas it's my job to do this. :P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.67.68.148 (talk) 22:57, 6 November 2009 (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 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)

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, 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)

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)

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)

Who is Mr. Avery??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.221.232.123 (talk) 02:15, 30 January 2009 (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