There is sometimes a thin line between noble, benevolent character and character that aspires to do good but ultimately fails. Although the man of character who cares about others may look similar to the man without character who cares, their decisions under pressure reveal who they really are. Atticus in Lee Harper's To Kill A Mockingbird and George in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men are two such men, Atticus being the man of character who cares and George being the man without character who cares.
