Atticus Finch was very important to Jem and Scout throughout the book. He was very laid back and enjoyable in the start of the book. He ends up having to listen more to her sister and becomes more careful with his children, who are Jem and Scout. Atticus is a lawyer for Maycomb and is a very important man in their town. He ends up having to defend a black man in the novel who is accused of raping a white woman. He also is there for Scout and Jem throughout childhood and takes care of them as they change. He also has to teach them about the right ways around what he believes, which is important in the novel. In the 1930's there was lots of racism, especially since Maycomb is in Alabama and the Finch family has a long history. Atticus also hides a lot from Jem and Scout, and his actions affect their thinking as the story progresses.
Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra was a character that came a little bit later on in the book.Aunt Alexandra came to live with Atticus Jem and Scout. She was a very opinionated lady. Aunt Alexandra always had something to say about almost every situation. For example when Calpirna took the children to church, Aunt Alexandra wasn't happy about it and knew the children shouldn't go because her church was a black church. Jem and Scout wanted to go so Aunt Alexandra let them. when they got back they told her how a back lady said something about how they were not supposed to be in the church because they were white. This made Aunt Alexandra happy because it proves she was right about them not going.
Mr. Dolphus Raymond was a very interesting character in the story. He did not care about what people thought of him. For example, he drank Coca-Cola out of a brown paper bag, to make it seem like it was alcohol. Many people thought that he was an alcoholic, but the truth is that he did not even drink that often. He was also controversial because he was a white man who had mixed children and lived in the black neighborhood even though he was wealthy. He was not racist at all, and accepted people no matter what their ethnicity was. He lived how he wanted and did not let others affect his lifestyle. He met the children when Dill left the courtroom after the trial nauseous, and Mr. Dolphus Raymond told him to take a sip of his drink. Dill was hesitant, but took the sip, surprised to find out that it was not alcohol. He taught the children that it is important to be yourself no matter what other people think.