Atticus defines it better: "It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. ... Dubose, dies. ... The idea of respect is also part of this incident in the book when, after she has died, Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a "great lady" and explains to his children that her strange behavior was because she was addicted to morphine but that she had broken her habit before she died. ... There are many incidents in the book where Atticus behaves decently but one stands out in my mind. ...

• Word Count: 806
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This quote from the book sums up his feelings on the matter, as he makes his final address to the court: ?..... A prominent example is when he teaches his son Jem a lesson by insisting that he go and read to the sardonic, ageing neighbour, Mrs. ... This excerpt from the novel illustrates the lesson he was trying to teach:..She had her own views about things, a little different from mine maybe. . .son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I?... re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. ... According to her views, she died beholden to no...

• Word Count: 1341
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

We trust him to do right" His conduct and conversation throughout the book show that he is entirely free from the usual Maycomb faults of pride, racialism and hypocrisy. ... Instead of hating and despising Mayella for lying about Tom Robinson he feels sorry for her. ... At each visit Mrs Dubose keeps Jem reading longer and longer until a month after his last visit Mrs Dubose dies. ... She was determined to break free of her addiction to morphine before she died and Jem's reading sessions helped her to do this. ... "She died beholden to nothing and nobody," he explains. ...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Atticus Finch To Kill A Mocking Bird deals with many primal and basic lessons in human nature. The book exposes many issues that affect most people throughout their lives. ... Atticus Finch is a good lawyer, a devoted family man who manages to care for his children without the help of their mother, who died., and a man who shows extreme integrity in the novel. ... The only time that he seriously lectures his children is about the evils of taking advantage of those less fortunate or less educated. ... He describes courage as knowing "your licked before you begin but you begin anyway and ...

• Word Count: 1035
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School