(read details)

No two people can have the same experience and everyone has to act upon their own personal courage. No one can do it for you; it’s a process that one develops over time. Moreover, as Atticus notes, it’s easy to be courageous when you’re in the majority, or you know your courage will result in victory.

While there are many questions Harper Lee is asking readers to consider in these three chapters, perhaps the most important questions she asks are: Are you willing to be courageous when you are not part of the majority? when the costs of acting courageously are exceedingly high? and when a successful outcome is unlikely?