Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" explores how courage can be shown in several important characters in the novel. They are Mrs. Dubose, Atticus, Jem, and Maycomb County itself. Courage exists in different forms, as skillfully portrayed in the novel, such as childish courage, moral courage. The first iconic character in the novel known for her dual personality and great moral courage is Mrs. Dubose. She was a morphine addict and for many years was dependent on morphine as a painkiller prescribed by her doctor. Despite being a frail old lady, who could have simply "made things easier" by continuing to take morphine as Atticus said, she chose the other path contrary to popular belief. Instead, he persevered, choosing to "die in debt to nothing or anyone", showing his sheer determination and will to live. Furthermore, Atticus wanted Jem to read to Mrs. Dubose not only as punishment for his misdeeds, but he also wanted to show Jem what true courage truly was. He wanted to show Jem that a courageous person is not "a man with a gun in his hand", and that Mrs. Dubose was an excellent example and Atticus admires her despite her prejudicial remarks against him as a "nigger lover". . When Jem and Scout were reading to her, they were terrified of her "wavy lips" with "strings of saliva" dripping from her mouth and that she had a "separate existence." What the children couldn't see at first was what lay behind those gruesome bouts of withdrawal: true moral courage. Upon Mrs. Dubose's death, Atticus also said that "she won," not by having a gun in her hand, but by her sheer force of will and determination. He hoped that Jem and Scout would be able to respect such courage... middle of paper... matters like death, as long as he does what is morally right. Finally, Maycomb County also does what is morally right. present some forms of courage, as represented by the scene of the fire that broke out in Miss Maudie's house. The people of Maycomb, in all codes of "dressing and undressing," and without hesitation, helped move the "furniture" into "a yard" on the other side of the house. This shows that the people of Maycomb, who just woke up from sleep, who regardless of their dress code, went to help Miss Maudie, illustrating the courage and cohesion of Maycomb. Thus, it can once again be shown that there is good in all of us, despite Maycomb's many flaws (such as prejudice against blacks), the people are also courageous and helpful in times of crisis. Therefore, it can be depicted in Harper In Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" courage is an important characteristic among the people of Maycomb