To Kill A Mockingbird Courage, the mental or morale strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty, is displayed in many different ways throughout Harper Lee¹s only published novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. To some, the courage manifested by the characters in this book is either offensive, or frivolous, but to those who realize the true meaning of this word, the fortitude and bravery exhibited by certain individuals is considered uncustomary. In …showed first 75 words of 1150 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1150 total…the quote: ³Real courage is when you know you¹re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.²(p112) This quotes continues, implying that you rarely win, but sometimes you do, such as in Mrs. Dubose¹s case. In both Atticus and Scout¹s cases though, they lost, but neither winning nor losing is important, as long as inside you know you have done the right thing.