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Who are Scout Finch’s closest family members in To Kill a Mockingbird?

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Book cover for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, featuring a silhouette of a child under a tree and a large moon, with the title in script and — To Kill a Mockingbird This book cover is one of many given to Harper Lee's classic work *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1960). The novel won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and the next year was made into an Academy Award-winning film.

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch’s immediate family consists of two primary members:

Atticus Finch: Scout’s widowed father, a prominent and principled lawyer who raises his children to be empathetic and just.12
Jeremy Atticus (“Jem”) Finch: Scout’s older brother, with whom she shares her childhood experiences and adventures.12

While Calpurnia, the family’s African American housekeeper, plays a significant role in raising the children and is a central figure in their lives, she is an employee rather than a biological family member.1