William Blake's Mrs Dubose Paragraph

Atticus believes that Mrs Dubose is a great lady because she because she had the courage and strength to never give up. Most of Maycomb knew that Mrs Dubose was a morpheme addict and was diagnosed with cancer. Even before she died, she was trying to subdue her addiction. An example of her trying to subdue her addiction is shown on page 145

" It suddenly came to me that each day we had been staying a little longer at Mrs Dubose's, that the alarm clock went off a few minutes later every day, and that she was well into one of her fits by the time it sounded."

These words show the agony that Mrs Dubose had to go through in order to in by inch get rid of her addiction. These words also show her endless determination to win her battle. In addition, this quote shows that deep down inside Mrs Dubose like Atticus said, is a good lady and is a winner.

Langston Hughes Paragraph

Atticus’s Belief that Ms. Dubose is a Great Lady

Atticus believes that Ms. Dubose is a great lady because she had the courage not to give up on her life. Ms. Dubose had been diagnosed to live for only a brief couple of more months. She could of conformed to normality and took the morpheme, but she broke herself off of it, so that she would leave the world “beholden to nobody,” In this excerpt from To Kill a Mockingbird it shows how Atticus believes that Ms. Dubose is courageous not to give up.

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Ms. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views she died beholden of nothing or nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew”

This quote proves that Atticus believed she had courage because it shows that Ms. Dubose had the courage that Atticus believed in. This courage was not “a man with a gun in his hand”, but the courage that even when death stares you in the eye, instead of just conceding to it, you decide to make the most of it. Courage is doing something that frightens one. Even though frightened by death Ms. Dubose never gives up on her life or takes the easy way out by consuming morpheme. When Atticus says “real courage… instead of… a man with a gun” he means that biggest and toughest soldier is not always the most brave. In this quote Atticus talks of what courage really is “It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway.” This quote means that even if your going to die, it takes real courage is not to lay your head in the sand and die, but finish what you want to do in your life and die with no regrets. Ms. Dubose died “beholden of nothing or nobody.” This quote means that Ms. Dubose died owing nobody anything. Atticus believed that it took real courage to make amends with all of her regrets throughout her life

Arthur millers Ms. Dubose is a great lady

Atticus says that Ms. Dubose is a great lady because she quit her addiction to pills, and is still alive because of that. To quit an addiction isn’t easy and because it isn’t easy and for someone to quit takes a lot of them during the process.

"she said she was going to leave this world beholden to

nothing and nobody. Jem, when you're sick as as she

was, it's all right to take anything to make it easier,

but it wasn't all right for her. She said she meant to

break herself of it before she died, and that's what

she did."

Atticus in this quotation says that when you are as sick as her it’s ok to take something to make it easier, but since she quit that is why Atticus thinks she was a great lady. Then it also says “she said she meant to break herself of it before she died , and that’s what she did.” Atticus says that she is a great lady because he said she would do something and she did it and as it was said before to get out of an addiction isn’t easy. This is one of the reasons that make Atticus think Ms. Dubose is a great lady.

Why Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a great lady (Sherwood Anderson)

Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a great lady because he thinks she does what she believes is correct. She is a morphine addict, she would take them as painkillers everyday. She got sick and the doctors told her that she would only have a few months to live. She wanted to die without holding on to anything or anyone. She felt that it would be better if she died not addicted to the pills.

“She said she was going to leave this world beholding nothing and nobody. Jem, when you’re sick as she was, it’s all right to take anything to make it easier, but it wasn’t all right for her. She said she mentioned to break herself of it before she died, and that’s what she did.”

“She said she was going to leave this world beholding nothing and nobody.” She wanted to follow what she believed and she stopped taking the pills. Many people would have kept taking them because it stops the pain. She stopped and died accomplishing what she wanted to be done. She wanted to “Break herself of it.” The “it” refers to her addiction to the morphine. She mentioned to break herself of it and “that’s what she did.” Because she stopped taking the pills, Atticus thought she was a brave lady. She went through all the pain to leave the world “holding nothing and nobody.”

Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a "great lady" because she has the most courage of any person he has ever known. an example of this is when Atticus explains to Jem how courageous Mrs. Dubose was by quitting her addiction to morphine even though she know she was going to die.

"she said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody. Jem, when you're sick as as she was, it's all right to take anything to make it easier, but it wasn't all right for her. She said she meant to break herself of it before she died, and that's what she did."

Mrs. Dubose wanted to "leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody" means that she did not want to feel obligated before she died. She wanted achieve her goal of quitting her addiction to morphine before she died. this shows courage. When Atticus says, " it's all right to take anything to make it easier, but it wasn't all right for her" shows that Mrs. Dubose could have just easily said "I don't care about Quitting my addiction i'm almost dead it dose not matter now" but she quit before she died. This shows courage. overall Mrs. Dubose is a "Great Lady" cause she has courage.

Robert Frost's Paper

Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose was a great lady. To Jem it seems strange that his father is referring to this seemingly mean old lady as a great person. Atticus has good reasons to bestow this title apon her. Atticus says that:

“She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe… son, I told you that if you hadn’t lost your head id have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see something about her—I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Its when you know you’re licked before begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.”

In this passage, there are several examples of how Atticus feels about Mrs. Dubose. Being told as having “her own views” is very descriptive. It shows that she did not agree with everyone on everything like most of the Maycomb residence. She has an independent opinion on issues pertaining to the daily way of life in Maycomb. Atticus also say that there is “something about her”. This shows that Atticus feels Mrs. Dubose has a unique perspective on something. It shows that she is important to the mental and emotional development of Jem and Scout. Atticus then goes on to describe her as having “real courage”. Having real courage, as it pertains to Mrs. Dubose, is that she is not afraid to tell you what she thinks on a certain thing. If she doesn’t like your behavior she will come right out and tell you that. To Atticus, that is the real sign of courage and he feels the Jem and Scout should learn from her to always defend your morals and beliefs. He says that courage is not a “man with a gun”. Atticus feels that courage is being verbally protective of ones beliefs and not fighting ones opponent. Atticus has the right to say that Mrs. Dubose is a “great lady” because her examples of courage greatly out way any other Maycombs residences examples of courage.

Mrs.Dubose, a great lady

Atticus called Mrs.Dubose a great lady because she always spoke her mind and did not care what anybody else might think. Mrs.Dubose always gave her opinion, whatever she was thinking she said it and made sure that people heard her. Whenever Jem and Scout would walk by her house she’d always tell them that there was something wrong with them. When Jem and Scout first walked into her house the first thing that she said to Jem was “ I see you brought that dirty little sister of yours, did you”. Even though she knew Jem and Scout hated her for her beliefs she stuck to them.

“After all the things she said about you, a lady? She was. She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe….son, I told you that if you hadn’t lost your head I’d of made you go read to her. I wanted you to see something about her- I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.”

Atticus not only wanted to tell Jem that Mrs.Dubose was a great lady, he wanted to show Jem, what Mrs.Dubose stood for. Atticus told Jem that she was a great lady despite the nasty things that she said about him. Mrs.Dubose would say terrible things about Atticus and call him things like ‘Negro Lover”. Atticus goes on to say that even when her ideas were often different from his, she stood up for them despite what anyone thought. Mrs.Dubose is also a great lady according to Atticus because she has real courage. Mrs.Dubose speaks her mind, calls people names, and yells at children, but all that takes real guts. Atticus wanted to show Jem that real courage is not some guy with a gun, but a frail old woman who stood up for her beliefs. That is what courage really is.

Henry James

Mrs. Dubose

The reason that Mrs. Dubose is recognized by Atticus is that she lets everyone know what and why she believes in. Atticus also admires her “courage” for even though she knows she can’t win, she still believes in what she believes in. Although she would never call Atticus a “negro lover”, Atticus respected that she was not like everyone else in just going with the crowd and believing. She backs up her answers.

“She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe...son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I'd have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see something about her, I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that real courage is a man with a gun in his hand.”

Atticus does not express his beliefs as much as she did. Mrs. Dubose was not in the social hierarchy of the town so she had to deal with the fact that she was not technically “in” in the town of Maycomb. When Atticus says “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that real courage is a man with a gun in his hand” he wants to also tell them why he does not hunt like all of the other men but reads instead.

John Keats Mrs. Dubose

Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose "a great lady", because he thinks she is courageous. During her dying months, Mrs. Dubose wish is to "die beholden to nothing and nobody." She "meant to break herself of" her morphine addiction before she died. She does that by having Jem read to her everyday for a month. Atticus says, "I doubt she heard a word you said. Her whole mind and body were concentrated on that alarm clock." The first day, Jem and Scout arrive at home at 3:45 p.m, but a week before the month ends, the alarm clock is set to 5:30 p.m. By the end of that month, she does have the alarm clock set anymore, she successfully quits morphine. Atticus describes her battle against morphine as somthing similar to the trial he takes in the summer;

It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody.

When Atticus says she "knew she was licked before she began", he is saying that Mrs. Dubose knew that it would be very difficult to quit morphine, but she tried anyway. Atticus tells Scout that he won't win the trial and that "the jury couldn't possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson's word against the Ewells'", but Atticus still defends Tom Robinson, because there "is no reason for us not to try to win" and "see it through no matter what." Atticus is showing Jem and Scout how courageous Mrs. Dubose is, because she sets a good example shortly before the family will have to suffer through the trial. Mrs. Dubose suffers everyday when she tries to quit morphine. She never gives up, despite that fact that it is "alright to take anything to make it (the pain) easier." Mrs. Dubose sticks to her almost impossible goal and wins. She has "real courage."

Truman Caporte Great Lady

Atticus refers to Ms. Dubose as a great lady because he wants to show jem that she went on with her life, even though she knew that it was lost, and that that showed true courage. She had been a morphine addict for years, just to relieve the pain of her illness, which was an assured death. This is very clear when Atticus explains his theory on what Jem should have learned by going over to her house every day:

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win but sometimes you do.”
p. 149

Atticus describes Ms. Dubose as having real courage. He compares that to fake courage, which is simply the image of a powerful man with a gun. He shows Jem that Ms. Dubose is a great lady because she goes on even though she knows that she will probably not survive in the end. He shows him that true courage, and a great man or woman is formed by ones ability to fight on even when the odds are against you. She did this by using morphine as a painkiller for years because of her fight to survive. This is very similar to Atticus’ situation when he defends a black man. He wants to show Jem what real courage is, and that Ms. Dubose is a great lady despite the fact that she has completely different beliefs from himself.

A GREAT LADY

Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a great lady because in a way, they have similar morals. Atticus is standing up for the black man at trial and even though he knows he is not going to win, stays by his client’s side. He doesn’t care that he is risking his sot as a well talked about, good man, because he knows he is staying by his morals. He is teaching his children a good lesson and tries as hard as he can to be a good example. He then tells them the Mrs. Dubose was also a good role model of the morals he is trying to set into place in his children.

“She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe”… “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked even before you begin but you begin anyways and you see through no matter what. You rarely win, but Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she dies beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”

When Atticus says that “she had her own views about things, a lot different then mine, maybe” he is in away saying that he is similar to her. He knows that she knows what “real courage” is. What Atticus did, by agreeing to defend a black man in a court case was real courage. He knew he couldn’t win, and was “licked” from the start. He however stood by his beliefs. This is why she is a great person because she stood by her beliefs as strongly as Atticus does. When the passage says, “You rarely win”, it is proving that he knew that he would probably not win. But Mrs. Dubose won, and she died knowing that. This is the message Atticus is trying to force his kids to understand. She died with probably no friends or family, but was the “bravest person” Atticus “ever” knew.

Mrs. Dubose, a great lady?

Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a great lady because of what she was brave. Jem and Scout describe Mrs. Dubose as a mean lady. Although she was tough on the outside, Atticus thinks of her differently. He thinks of her as a brave lady, even though he had already heard that she was calling him bad things. She had no husband and only had a young slave woman for company. Along with this, she was a morphine addict.

“She had her own view about things, a lot different from mine,”
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.”

“She was the bravest person I ever knew.”
Atticus realizes that his views are different from most people, and that Mrs. Dubose believes in what she wants to believe in. Even though she is a week old woman she has lots of courage. Atticus was planning to send his kids to Mrs. Dubose house even before they were made. He wanted his children to witness her bravery before she died. According to Atticus she had more courage then a man with a gun. She knew that everyday she had to live with the pain and knew she was going to get licked but she went out anyway and fought the fact that she was an “outsider.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Great Lady"

Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a "great lady" because he believes she is disciplined to her morals. Mrs. Dubose speaks in what she believes in and does not care what everyone else believes is right. She believes in what she thinks is right and ethical. Mrs. Dubose also shows that she does not back down in supporting her beliefs if someone questions her. On page 49, Atticus tells Scout and Jem that Mrs. Dubose is a great lady, but they don’t believe Atticus. Then Atticus says:

" She was. She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe...son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I'd have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see something about her-I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that real courage is a man with a gun in his head. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.”


When Atticus says that Mr. Dubose “had her own views on things” he is saying that she has beliefs that were different than Atticus’. Atticus is also saying that it is not wrong to have different opinions than someone else, but one needs to respect one another’s opinions and morals. In this, Atticus is also saying that one doesn’t need to agree with another’s morals but respect them. On the third line Atticus says, “I wanted you to see what real courage is.” In this line Atticus is saying that it does not take a lot of courage to believe in what other people believe in, but it takes much more courage to believe in a different moral and be proud of it. Atticus wants to teach Scout and Jem what true courage it takes to believe in what one believes in rather than believing in what people tell one or in what other people show one. Atticus is also saying that Mrs. Dubose speaks from her true heart and doesn’t care what other people say about what she believes in and that she is not shy about her beliefs. The most important part is that Atticus is insinuating that it is also important to believe in what one thinks is right. On the last line, Atticus says, “you see it through no matter what”. Here Atticus is saying that Mrs. Dubose believes in her a true “great lady”.

Why Atticus Thinks Mrs.Dubose is a Great Lady

Atticus Finch calls Mrs.Dubose a great lady because she is not afraid to speak the truth. Atticus can see that Mrs.Dubose will tell you what she thinks, and won't restrain herself in the least and that's why he thinks she is great, because she is different and doesn't have the typical obligations that everyone else did.

"She had her own view about things....... I wanted you to see something about her,I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand."

Atticus clearly respects that she has strong and clear views, and he also wanted to show his kids that a man with a gun in his hands ready to kill someone wasn't the only type of courage there was and that being a headstrong person and saying things as they to whoever and whenever also takes courage.

Thomas Hardy's "great lady"

Atticus refers to Mrs. Dubose as a"great lady" because she represents herself to the public as brave. He respects her because he can sympathize with her, and feels bad for her. She is old, sick, alone, and helpless. He wants to help because of this. He is attempting to give credit her by addressing her as a great lady. For example:

" She was. She had her own view about things, a lot different from mine, maybe...son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I'd have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see something about her-I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes do. Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew."

This passage illustrates that Atticus respects her, and supports her. He likely felt this way because he feels bad for her. He intends to give her credit by calling her a great lady. She had her own view on things suggests that she was likely racist and grumpy. In result to this, she had a negative representation to the rest of the town. It seems that people looked at her like a different outsider, who was grumpy and crazy. She probably therefore didn't have any friends. He wants his kids to have a charitable feeling in them, and wants them to help out. He wants his kids to be nice and read to her. She had courage to live her life the way she did. He explains that courage is when one knows that something isn't going to work out, but does it anyway. She never gave up, and he respects that about her. She rarely wins, but keeps on going and never let's it get to her. She thought positively. Beholden means under a moral obligation to somebody. She didn't have any moral obligation to anybody. She thought that her life had no meaning, but she went on. Atticus entitles her as courageous because he feels bad for her. He therefore says that she was a great lady.

Jack Kerouac's Mrs. Dubose Parapraph

Atticus Finch calls Mrs. Dubose a great lady because she follows her own morals. Mrs. Dubose always says what she is thinking and does not hold anything back. She does this when she tells Atticus that he is going to spend his life bailing Jean Louise out of jail and by disapproving of his position in the court case. But she also lives by her own morals when she is alone. An example of this is on page 148 when Atticus is explaining how she tried to break off her morphine addiction which was keeping her alive,

"She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody. Jem, when you're sick as she was, it's all right to take anything to make it easier, but it wasn't right for her. She said she meant to break herself of it before she died, and that's what she did."

The repeated use of actions such as "she said" or "she did" shows how she did not just follow her own morals but also acted upon them. Atticus thinks Mrs. Dubose is a great lady because she was true to her word. When she said something she intended to do it and that is why Atticus called Mrs. Dubose a great lady. The word sick shows how at that particular moment of time Mrs. Dubose was at disease. Mrs. Dubose. still stuck to her morals during her time being sick to make sure that she was not beholden to anything. The idea of it being all right to take morphine to stay alive seems totally normal however she did not agree with taking morphine and followed her own morals and went off of the morphine. Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a great lady because she was always true to her morals and acted upon them.

Edward Albee's Mrs. Dubose Response

Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a “great lady” because he believes that she is admirable in the way that she holds her opinions. He describes her as being brave and having no fear of what other think of her. In the quotation on page 149 Atticus describes her with great pride even though her opinion are greatly immoral to Atticus.

“She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe. . . son,…. I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked even before you begin but you begin anyways and you see through no matter what. You rarely win, but Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she dies beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”

The first line proves that Atticus disagreed with her yet still greatly respected her opinions. This shows many things about Atticus, but most importantly it shows that he is man of reason that respects opinions no matter how troubled they might be to him. Atticus uses the word “courage” to describe Mrs. Dubose. Courage means the ability to confront fear and Atticus believes it is much more courageous to face fear with reason and knowledge then with a loaded gun. Mrs. Dubose confronts fear when she speaks to others around town and does not filter her tongue because she has no fear of what they might think. Atticus also thinks that Mrs. Dubose is “great lady” because he uses the phrase “know you’re licked even before you begin.” This phrase shows that Mrs. Dubose was the kind of person who would fight a nearly lost war just because she believed it was the right thing to do. Atticus also uses the phrase “beholden to nothing and nobody.” This means that Mrs. Dubose owed nothing to nobody and had not debts. It also means that she was truly an individual with her own views. And lastly he uses the word “brave” to describe her which shows his grate respect for her and that she truly is a “grate lady”

Charles Dickens: "great lady" Paragraph

Atticus Finch refers to Mrs. Dubose as a "great lady" because she is both honest and brave. Mrs. Dubose is honest and she is very opinionated.

"You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! You'll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn't change your ways-a Finch waiting on tables at the O.K. cafe-hah!"

"Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for"

Mrs. Dubose says what she thinks and never holds back on anything. Atticus is a lawyer who likes people who feel strongly about their beliefs. Atticus respects Mrs. Dubose even though some of the things she says are hurtful or rude. Mrs. Dubose is also a brave person. Mrs. Dubose died because of a Morphine addiction. Atticus says "she was the bravest person I ever knew." Mrs. Dubose was reading to fight her Morphine addiction. This shows that she is not giving up and is fighting to stay alive. Mrs. Dubose was using Morphine because she is getting old. Atticus refers to Mrs. Dubose as a "great lady" because she is fighting to stay alive.

Em Forster Mrs. Dubose

Scout and Jem walked past Mrs. Dubose house when she yelled something horrible about Atticus. Jem lost his temper and destroyed all of Mrs. Dubose’s camellia bushes. Atticus gave Jem the punishment of going to Mrs. Dubose’s house and doing what she wanted. She was so mean that when Scout was she trying to making pleasant conversation all Mrs. Dubose replied was.

"Hey, Mrs. Dubose," I would recieve for an answer "don't you say hey to me, you ugly girl. You say good afternoon, Mrs. Dubose!"

Mrs. Dubose gave off the image of a cranky, tired, old woman who hated everything.She requested that Jem read to her for two hours everyday. Jem hated every minute of it and was thankful when it was over. Two weeks after Jem stopped going to her house she died. Mrs. Dubose was a kind lady with an addiction to Morphine and when she doesn’t have it she was angry. Before she died she gave her maid something to give to Jem, it was a single camellia flower. It shows how Mrs. Dubose was actually a kind woman in a cranky one’s body. Atticus said she was a great lady and he was right.

Percy Shelley Mrs. Dubose Response

Atticus describes Mrs.Dubose as a “great lady” because of her nobility. Although in appearance Mrs.Dubose seems disrespectful the reader then discovers that in reality she is a caring and courageous old lady. Mrs. Dubose nobility was seen when Atticus says,

“Son I told you that if you hadn’t lost your head I’d have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked even before you begin but you begin anyways and you see through no matter what. You rarely win, but Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she dies beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”

In the quotation, Atticus shows that her admirable approach to her addiction is proof of her nobility. In the quotation, Atticus uses the words “licked” and “begin.” These words show how Mrs. Dubose had to start a new stage of her life although she was close to death. The words “no matter what” and “rarely win” show that Mrs.Dubose was fighting a nearly lost war. However, as Atticus explains in the quotation she is exceedingly “brave” and able to fight her addiction. In these examples Atticus proofs that Mrs. Dubose was perseverant and never gave up. In the quotation, Atticus also uses the word “beholden.” Showing that Mrs. Dubose had died without owing anything to anyone and with a clear conscious. Mrs. Dubose "real courage", strong morals, and willingness makes even a person like Atticus admire her.

Joseph Conrad Mrs. Dubose

Atticus calls Mrs Dubose a great lady because of her bravery. Atticus admires her because of her bravery while fighting her Morphine addiction. Mrs Dubose is also honest and always speaks her mind. Atticus admires these two quality's greatly and wants to teach them to his children. These are the main reasons that Atticus think Mrs Dubose was a great lady.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Great Lady" paragraph

Atticus Finch considers Mrs. Dubose a great lady because he is tolerant. He knows how to look past every person's mean ways and how to see the good inside them. He also tries to teach his children to do the same. For example on page 144 when he says

"I certainly am [a nigger lover]. I do my best to love everybody. . .I'm hard to put, sometimes-baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you know how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you. So don't let Mrs. Dubose get you down. She has enough troubles of her own. "

Atticus knows she is a great lady because he is able to see past her nasty ways. Atticus sees an old lady who enjoys reading and flowers and has had many experiences in her life. In the quotation, Atticus is teaching Scout how to keep an open mind and avoid prejudice. As a man raising two children, he may not be conventional, but he raises them better than anyone in Maycomb.

James Baldwin Ms. Dubose

Atticus called Ms. Dubose a "great lady'' because he admired her. He admired her even though she was a bitter, old, morphine addict because he saw how brave she was. He respected her because she was battling her morphine addiction and she did everything that she could to overcome her addiction. Here is a quote that states he admired her, on page 149, "She was the bravest person I ever knew". This proves that he admired her even though she was mean and racist. Since he admired Ms. Dubose, he sets a good example for Jem and Scout.

Mark Twain's: Great Lady

Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a great lady because she is honest and brave. Honesty is a quality that Atticus values, and teaches to his children. Bravery is always a respectable quality and Atticus Finch finds a southern woman who speaks her mind in their period of time to be brave. On page 149 he says "She was the bravest person I ever knew." Atticus finds these great qualites within Ms. Dubose to be the reason why he thinks she is a great lady.

Atticus and the "Great Lady"

Atticus called Mrs. Dubose a great lady because he admires how even she fought her sickness, and died happy. Atticus stated that she had told him that she had nothing to hold on to as she died, which means she had no legacy to leave behind, and no one to remember her. Atticus admires her because she didn't take the easy way out, and use drugs to block out the pain. On page 148, Atticus tells Jem that he doupts that she even heard a word of what he was reading to her. No matter how sick and ugly she got, she never backed down from a fight.