To Kill A Mockingbird:Comparing and COntrasting Atticus Finch and Mrs. Dubose

Maycomb County, Alabama is a place of many different people. Some white, some black, some tolerant, some not. These differences divide the town in many ways. One example is the trial of Tom Robinson. Another example of one of these divides is the difference between Atticus Finch and Mrs. Dubose. However, as different as Atticus and Mrs. Dubose are, they both share certain virtues uncommon among most people.
During the trial of Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch defended Tom to the best of his ability, though he knew he would lose. In Mrs. Dubose’s final days, she fought with herself to kick a morphine addiction, though she knew she would die whether or not she won. In th...