To Kill A Mockingbird Heroism Analysis

According to Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird, heroism is “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.” Atticus is saying that to him what makes hero is someone who does something even when they know they are gonna lose but they fight anyway. For example Mrs. Dubose was taking morphine because she was dieing and was in pain but she didn’t wanna die using morphine so she got off it which is a great accomplishment but the even bigger thing is that she did knowing she was going to have to suffer through withdrawal till she passed away. A hero is not always defined about what they accomplish but the way the act whilst accomplishing something. Courage, the ability and willingness to do something that is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant. A hero will always overcome their fear of something
One of the greatest qualities heroism possesses is a great amount of patience Patience is an invaluable virtue. Heros must use their patience to stay on task or to keep from getting changing their minds because if you give up on everything that is hard you can never accomplish something worth doing. Whether patience is trying something over over again or waiting for an inevitable fate heros have it. Mrs. Dubose had the patience to wait till her death knowing everyday it would hurt without using her morphine. Integrity, the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Heroic leaders are trusted because they never change their inner values, even when it might be difficult. Heros live by their values and they are willing to endure risks to protect those values. A hero cannot be moral or ethical only once and call themselves a hero. In order to have integrity, a hero must continuously practice a moral and ethical way of living no matter how difficult it may