"To Kill a Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee

Atticus Finch describes courage as "knowing licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." There are two people in Macomb that I believe fulfill Atticuses description of courage. The two people are Miss Maudie and Mrs. Dubose.
I believe that Miss Maudie has revealed a tremendous amount of courage. This is exposed when her house, garden, and most of her belongings are burnt to the ground and she shows no sign of grief. I feel that this shows she is very courageous in the way that she has no house, nowhere to live, and doesn't care. …