Why is it important to have moral values? To know what is right in a situation? Putting the well-being of others before yourself? For most people in the small fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, values ​​and fairness are not important. Maycomb residents only follow social norms based on racism, and their decisions are influenced by these norms. However, some in the city have moral values ​​and try to do the right thing when faced with a difficult decision. In Harper Lee's award-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, true understandings of courage and empathy bring Jem and Scout closer to maturity. Jem and Scout encounter courage many times on their journey to adulthood. Courage is often defined as a quality possessed by people that allows them to face danger with courage. Jem understands courage a little earlier than Scout. In chapter 11, Mrs. Dubose says some hateful words towards Atticus, which leads Jem to break her flowers. As punishment Jem had to read to them every day after school for two hours. A conversation between Atticus and Jem shows how he felt...