Atticus Show Courage

One incentive for one person to show courage is when they are fighting for what is right. This is evident in the book when Atticus decides to take the case for Tom Robinson when no one else would. He is able to show true courage by being brave and standing against Maycomb's prejudicial views on other races. In the book Atticus is portrayed as a caring man who is willing to stand up for equality. After Jem incident with Mrs Dubose and her passing away Atticus had a conversation with Jem on what true courage was. He said, “Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what”(112). Atticus is a good lawyer that ends up taking Tom’s case even though he knows that it is a lost cause.
Atticus knows that Robinson has been wrongly accused, but he also knows that he will not win the case. Since is is a black man's word against a white man's. This is connecting back to Ms. Dubose in her battle with her addiction to Morphine and when she said he is “licked before he begins.” This meaning that he knows that he will lose, but by losing he will be able to prove his point. By losing he will be able to get his point across to the people of Maycomb on different races. This also connects back to Ms Dubose saying, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. When Mrs Dubose says, “you see it through no matter what,” she means that you never give up even if you win. Another example of Atticus showing courage in the book is when