Mockingbird Essay-Emotional/Moral Courage Webster’s dictionary defines courage as "mental or moral strength to venture‚ persevere‚ and withstand danger‚ fear‚ or difficulty." According to Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ "Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (Chapter 11‚ Page 124) No matter how you define it‚ Harper Lee definitely portrays the theme of mental courage in this book. The book
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The Power of Moral Courage The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926‚ in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ a town very similar in ways to Maycomb‚ the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird. Like Scout’s father‚ Harper Lee’s father was also a lawyer of the town. Lee’s childhood friend novelist Truman Capote had given her the inspiration to create the character Dill. Harper Lee had mention that To Kill a Mockingbird was not just intended to portray
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How the character Atticus Finch portrays courage In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee presents the idea that courage is shown by standing up for what one believes in even though others may not share the same belief. Social justice requires courage because one needs not to judge someone by his race. For instance‚ Atticus puts himself between the lynch mob and Tom Robinson. Atticus shot the dog in front of the Radley’s house‚ even though he had not shot a gun in years. Atticus also stood up for Tom
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Kill A Mockingbird‚ courage is a theme shown by many characters in many different ways. Courage is used a lot in this novel by a lot of characters. There are three characters that show courage in this novel. They are Atticus‚ Jem and Boo Radley. Courage is shown and used by these three characters. Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson‚ not arguing or fighting Bob Ewell and shooting the dog that had rabies. Defending Tom was a moment when he showed courage‚ even though the most
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Courage Courage is the ability to do something that one knows is difficult or even dangerous. Winston Churchill once said “ Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout‚ Jem‚ and Atticus all show courage. Atticus‚ a lawyer in Alabama in the 1930s‚ demonstrated an extensive amount of courage. One way he showed courage was by defending Tom Robinson in court. He knew that the jury would find Tom guilty because
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"’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 know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what"’(112).Words of Atticus‚ from Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. A story narrated by Scout‚ Atticus’ daughter‚ about the events that occurred in a small southern town during the great depression. The racism abounded in this town‚ like in every other at the time‚ but something
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characters actions symbolize the themes of racism and courage. Throughout the novel‚ it can be seen that the characters of To Kill a Mockingbird show courage in some way. In chapter ten‚ Atticus provides an example of that. “He’s within range‚ Heck. You better get him before he goes down the side street--Lord knows who’s around the corner. Go inside‚ Cal” (Lee 10.126). When Mad-dog Johnson walks on the street of where Scout and Jem lived‚ Atticus had the children stay inside the house with Calpurnia
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In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the character of Atticus Finch is a …….. character who portrays being a man of wisdom‚ courage‚ and non prejudice as he and his family are exposed to the towns act of racism and criticism. Atticus’s courage is tested for when he accepts the case of Tom Robinson. In Atticus’s response to Scout on the reason you accepted the case was‚ “For a number of reasons. The main one is‚ if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town‚ I couldn’t represent this county
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Courage works differently in everyone and everyone has a special kind of courage. Harper Lee concentrated on Atticus Finch‚ Jean Louise Finch (Scout)‚ and Tom Robinson’s courage throughout the novel to kill a Mockingbird. Living in a racist town‚ these three characters have one thing in common‚ having the courage to be outstanding. Taking on the Tom Robinson case took courage‚ the courage Atticus Finch has. Living in a very racist town and taking on the trial of a falsely accused black man is a
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To Kill a Mocking Bird Revision Atticus Atticus teaches important lessons to children- ‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it’ – ideas on empathy‚ looking past peoples negatives‚ not judging Represents morality‚ see as Harper lee’s spokesman embodying themes of justice‚ tolerance‚ goodness and courage and her personal beliefs on them. Shoots the mad dog to protect community- only
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