In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee Suggest that a just person is a wise person. This is shown throughout the book with the three characters. They are Ms Dubose with being the definition of courage and using reading to achieve that. Mr Ewell and how he can only write his name while being shown the rape and beat his daughter. Finally, there is Atticus the deffintiontion of a morally right person. These are the great examples of how a good or bad person is defined. To start Ms. Dubose had a morphine addiction, and she did not want to die with that addiction. She works on this when Jem is sent to go read to her. This is because Atticus wants Jem to see the power of courage, and how a great person uses courage. This is shown in this quote which is right after Ms Dubose died. "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 …show more content…
While being shown to be only able to write his name. He is racist and he tried to kill Jem and Scout even after the case of Tom Robinson was over. He also went after Tom Robinson's wife after Mr. Robinson was dead. This is in the quote that is right after Mr link caught him staking Ms Robinson. This is what Mr Ewell said in response “ I ain’t touched her, Link Deas, and ain’t about to go with no nigger!” (Lee, 334) This quote better solidifies that Mr Ewell is a racist. He is also left handed which back in the day meant you worked for the devil. We learn this while we learn that he can only write his name and this is because he needs to sign checks. This better secures Lee’s point that a Smart person is normally a kind person and a uneducated person is not. The Best Example of this theme is