Nabakov's Great Lady Paragraph

Atticus calls Mrs.Dubose a "great lady" because he admired her. She gave him the idea to take Tom Robinson's case. He was inspired by her ability to realize she was going to lose but she still tried. Atticus says on page 149,"According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew." This shows how Atticus admires her. He admires that she died staying true to her beliefs.