Atticus Many books have characters that demonstrate courage‚ have patience ‚ and show wisdom. In To Kill A Mockingbird there are many characters display this qualities. There’s one particular character that have all of this objectives ‚ Atticus. Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus is a courageous‚ patient‚ and wise character. Atticus is courages. He is courageous when he decided to defend Tom Robinson even though he thinks he is going to lose (100). He is defending
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Courage is mental or moral strength to withstand danger‚ fear or difficulty. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird shows many examples about courage. Two very important characters Jem and Mrs. Dubose show courage throughout the novel. The first character to show courage is Jem. His courage changes as he matures throughout the book form childish courage to being mature. In the beginning of the book‚ Scout says that Jem had “never declined a dare” in his entire life‚ which shows childish courage
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TKMB GROUP ESSAY ATTICUS “But it was time of vague of optimism for some of the people: Maycomb county had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself” (Lee‚ 6). Maycomb is a small‚ sleepy town in Alabama filled with polite people‚ however‚ that kindness only goes on for so long. During this time‚ the civil right movement had not taken place yet‚ and white supremacy was at its peak due to the Jim Crow Laws. Jim Crow laws ensured that all colored people live segregated
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Moral Courage “We ought to come again to the conclusion that people are powerless in the world”( Roger Rosenblatt 276). In the story “Men in the Water” Rosenblatt uses point of view‚ and conflict to show moral courage. Moral Courage means doing the right thing in the face of your fear or even when it’s the hard thing to do. In “The Man in the Water‚” by Roger Rosenblatt shows that moral courage can lead to death or having a horrible ending.”The Man in the Water” is about flight 09 taking off on January
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Courage “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. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.”Atticus follows through exactly what he said in the novel several times. He displays courage when he agrees to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused wrongly of rape. In a southern town most people would have
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speaking inspirations like Atticus‚ Martin Luther King Jr and Robert F. Kennedy they all used words to provoke calm or inspire thousands and thousands of people by using peaceful protests and speeches to make change not in just people’s lives but the world. April 4‚ 1968 Kennedy used words to calm provoke and inspire others around the word when he gave his speech on the back of a flatbed. He used pathos to provoke people to not result to violence by sharing his story in his
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Atticus Finch Lawyer Father of Jem and Scout Single parent (Widower) Good influence to his children Defends Tom Robinson in his trial. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” He believes Maycomb county’s courts‚ along with others‚ are the only place where all men are equal. Scout Narrator Gets into trouble by Ms. Caroline for knowing how to read. Tomboy Solves many of her problems by fighting 4 years younger than Jem Jem’s sister Daughter
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Maycomb county Alabama seemed to thrive among its citizens. What many would consider to be numerous adversities‚ is Atticus Finch’s everyday life. The story of the courageous Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s bestseller To Kill a Mockingbird truly begins when Atticus is asked to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman. Being the respectful‚ and determined man that he is‚ Atticus accepts his fate and takes on the case of Tom Robinson. Despite knowing that his chance of winning the case is very
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OPTIONAL ESSAY: CHARACTER DESCRIPTION Atticus Finch‚ the father of Jean Louise and Jeremy Finch‚ doesn’t seem to have any talents. He is a lawyer‚ but no one seems to see that as very important. “Our father didn’t do anything. He worked in an office‚ not in a drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county‚ he was not the sheriff‚ he did not farm‚ work in a garage‚ or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.” (Lee 118) It becomes very obvious that his children
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and the character Atticus unfortunately gets in the middle of all of it. With everything revolving around Atticus‚ his character develops the theme of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus reveals the theme of the book as “Always do the right thing‚ even if it is the hard thing to do.” The first way Atticus always does the right thing‚ even if it is the hard thing to do is‚ sitting outside the jail and standing up to a lynch mob. One night‚ when Tom Robinson is in jail‚ Atticus sits outside the
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