In conclusion, Jem and Scout learn the meaning of “real courage” through the actions of those around them. The children learn from Atticus when he chooses to defend a black man/alleged rapist even though he knows that his family receive threats and will be looked down on for doing so. They also learn the meaning of “real courage” from Mrs. Dubose who was struggling with, and eventually broke, her addiction to Morphine, a very pressing task on the body of an old and sick woman. Jem and Scout learn throughout the book that “real courage” is not a man with a gun in his hands, but is a man who chooses to do the right thing no matter how much hate they will receive or how much pain they will endure along the
