When Atticus says "I wanted you to see what real courage is,instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you...

These remarks
ofare made with reference to Mrs. Dubose, who in her final hours has decided courageously that
she will die naturally without benefit of any pain killers. Atticus praises her act of bravery
in return for her peace offering to , ignoring her previous insults about him.

After Jem cuts the blooms of Mrs. Dubose's camellias in angry retaliation for her
vindictive and derogatory words about his father, Atticus, who always "turns
the...