Talk:List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters

message: 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)
thread_title: No Scout!!

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Scout and Dill

message: 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)
thread_title: Alexandra Finch Hancock

message: 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)
thread_title:  Merge ex-proposal 

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Dill representing Truman Capote? 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Jem Finch 

message: 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)
thread_title:  page should be rewritten 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Burris Ewell 

message: Shouldn't he be included? simon i mean lol... and Mrs. Dubose!
(talk) 22:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Simon Finch

message: 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)
thread_title:  Tim Johnson (Dog) 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Tom Robinson 

message: I thought these characters were rather important and should be included. Limtohhan (talk) 18:09, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Heck Tate, Dolphus Raymond, Rachel Haverford, Mr Avery, Mr Gilmer

message: 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)
thread_title:  Cecil Jacobs 

message: 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)
replies: text: <SPAN STYLE="display:none">Y</SPAN> Done. Waiwai933 (talk) 03:54, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  minor change 

message: That is blatant vandalism and is not supported.
208.103.64.42 (talk) 21:30, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please Revmove the Skoal vs. Redman garbage from Judge Taylor 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Dolphus Raymond 

message: its a mess 24.17.211.150 (talk) 10:43, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: problems

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

message: 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)
thread_title: Tom Robinson

message: 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)
thread_title:  Mr. Conner 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Walter Cunningham, Snr. 

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Simplistic and childish 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Boo Radley 

message: 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)
thread_title:  X Billups 

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

message: 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)
thread_title:  Does Sheriff Tate really know that Boo killed Bob Ewell? 

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message: 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)
thread_title:  Tom Robinson Rewrite