This is when Jem and Atticus are talking about Mrs. Dubose after Jem receives the white camellia and candy box. Atticus refers to Mrs. Dubose as a lady. Jem wonders how Atticus can call her a lady after everything she has said about him. Atticus answers him with another sentence followed by this quote.
This quote is probably one of my favorites of the entire book. It is very straight forward and to the point with a lot of meaning held in the words. When many people think of courage, the first thing that comes to mind may be the army or marines. They are extremely courageous, but not because they're holding that gun and risking their life. Their courage comes from the fact that they KNOW before they start that their journey could possibly result in a depressed family, injured body, defeat. When they accept the fact, they don't push it away but hold on to it and push through no matter the risks involved. Atticus is referring to Mrs. Dubose because she holds courage. She knew that her addiction to morphine was going to get the best of her, but she didn't give up right then and there. She kept pushing and pushing through it until the time came where there was no possible way to keep going. This quote exemplifies "words of wisdom" because it provides the lesson of pushing on no matter what. It tells and shows what true courage is.
(Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.)
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