“True integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that no one will know whether you did it or not,” says Oprah Winfrey. Integrity manifests itself through the unyielding upholding of moral ideals, while being thorough or deliberate. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are several strong examples of integrity. The author in To Kill a Mockingbird illustrates integrity thoroughly and comprehensively through two characters that really resonated with me: Atticus and Mrs. Dubose. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus demonstrates the trait of integrity in the way he lives his life in Maycomb County. . For example, when Atticus has just finished announcing to Scout that he has taken the case of Tom Robinson, "a nigger," he tells Scout, "Scout, you're not old enough to understand some things yet, but there have been some things." . There's a lot of talk around town that I shouldn't do much to defend this man (100).” Even though Atticus knew without a doubt that he would lose the case, he decides to take it on anyway. He does it because in a city like this he has to keep his head high and this was a nice way to do it ...