Atticus Finch Traits

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“She was the bravest person I ever knew”. That is was Atticus said to Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird, about Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose was a heroin addict who broke the addiction thanks to Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch was a very brave man because he made a stand against racism but if he thinks Mrs. Dubose is the bravest person he knows she must have done some brave things (Lee Ch 11). What Mrs. Dubose did was beat a drug that has a 78.2 percent relapse rate after someone goes through detoxification and/or rehab today. She beat heroin with only willpower and some children reading to her. Mrs. Dubose had the sad advantage of not having enough time to relapse but getting heroin out of her system would be extremely difficult. Heroin has the highest