One great example comes from Atticus, in regards to Mrs.
Dubose. Mrs. Dubose calls Atticus filthy names, and hates many of his views about
equality and fairness. Her tongue is acidic and merciless, as Jem finds out walking
past her house into town in chapter 11. Despite her nasty nature, and the personal
insults that she constantly dishes out to him, Atticus demonstrates great tolerance
towards her. Not only is he kind to her in return, by sending Jem to help her out in her
final moments of life, but he looks beyond her bitter and insulting ways, trying to see
her for her positive traits. As he tells Jem at the end of chapter 11, Atticus is able
to see that Mrs. Dubose is "a great lady" who was "the bravest person I ever knew." If
that isn't a tolerant viewpoint of a lady who was insulting and awful, then I don't know
what is.
I hope that helps to get you started; good
luck!
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