Overcoming and Tolerance
...ssing by the old Radley place, at ever taken part in what must have been sheer torment to Arthur Radley…” (242). Overcoming obstacles in your life can be very difficult. Some obstacles can be a lot harder to overcome than others. Every one faces many obstacles in their life. Some can be very important and life changing. In this novel, many people faced obstacles. Some were very hard to overcome, like Mrs. Dubose’: “‘Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict,’ said Atticus. ‘She took it as painkillers for years. The doctor put her on it. She’d have spent the rest of her life on it and did without so much agony, but she was too contrary…she said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody.’”(111). Atticus tolerated many things and people throughout this novel. He was a very patient and understanding man, which made it easier for him to tolerate people. He had to tolerate many rude comments toward himself because he was a lawyer for black people. During the controversial case of Mr. Robinson, he encountered many rude comments and mean acts. He tolerated everything. He was very calm when he was faced with these problems. He did not use violence during these problems; he used his wits instead of his fists. He was a very smart man who knew that by tolerating hateful situations instead of using violence he could keep a little bit of danger and hate out of the world. An example of Atticus tolerating rude comments is when “…Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him and threatened to kill him… Atticus didn’t bat one eye, just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names … Mr. Ewell was a veteran of obscure war; that plus Atticus’ peaceful reaction probably promoted him to inquire, ‘too proud to fight, you nigger-lovin’ bastard?’ Miss Stephanie said Atticus said, ‘No, too old’ put his hands in his pockets and strolled on.”(217). The black...