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    novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbirdcourage 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

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    Prejudice and discrimination are found across the entire world. For example‚ my dad once showed me the song‚ “Strange fruit”‚ it sounds like a silly name but actually leads up to gruesome metaphor about lynching in the South. The song lyrics describe the dead bodies so well that they almost make me sick. They describe the look of the hanging corpses with“The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth”. The song ends in silence after the singer refers back to the fruit metaphor with “Here is a strange and

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    True Courage Courage can have different definitions depending on the type of person. It can be standing up for what you believe in‚ even if others don’t agree‚ it can be standing up to something no one else will‚ or carrying on with something that can hurt you. Courage can be shown by my mother‚ a friend from elementary school‚ and Atticus. In the dictionary‚ courage has two different definitions‚ but for many people‚ courage stretches above and beyond just a definition. The first

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    2013 Courage Against Prejudice In the words of Elie Wiesel‚ “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice‚ but there must never be a time when we fail to protest ” (Brainyquote). In the 1930s‚ social and racial prejudices were prominent aspects of everyday life. People were stereotyped by gender‚ social class and economical status. Racism was a way of life for many‚ and standing up against it was unheard of. Many small towns in the south were cruel towards African Americans and treated

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    The courage demonstrated by children in To Kill A Mockingbird gives hope for a better future for Maycomb. The bravery of children shows in many different ways throughout the novel. The confrontation between Little Chuck Little and Burris Ewell‚ Scout standing up for what is right in front the jailhouse‚ and Scout resisting taunts from her classmates on the playground. When Little Chuck Little confronted Burris Ewell‚ he showed courage in standing up to Burris. Burris is three years older and

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    Courage in To Kill a Mockingbird "Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities...because it is the quality which guarantees all others‚" (Winston Churchill). There are several different ways t be courageous. Harper Lee‚ in her 1960 novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ uses courage as a main theme. Harper Lee demonstrates that if one can tell the truth‚ change or remain rooted in their morals‚ they are a minority among people who lack the ability to do so. In To Kill a Mockingbird there

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    In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ I believe courage is a main point in the story. Courage is strength in the face of pain or grief. Sticking up for others‚ helping others that are in danger‚ and sticking up for yourself. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has many examples of courage and they all show different meanings of what courage can do and how people show it during different events that happen. Having courage can cause something very succesful to happen without you knowing. Sticking up for

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    How could they do it‚ how could they?” To Kill a Mockingbird is a literary classic written by Harper Lee and released in 1960. The book features iconic protagonists such as Jem and Scout Finch. The children both go through significant character arcs‚ from learning on their own‚ having their values exemplified‚ or learning from the Inhabitants of Maycomb. Jem learns and develops a greater sense of sophistication and understanding‚ courage‚ and learns about the prejudice of man. In the

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    telling you about courage in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ I would like to tell you what courage means. Courage takes many forms. For example‚ courage can be a person with a gun in their hand or a person that wants to finally do the right thing even though there are several difficult obstacles in the way. Individuals may demonstrate courage in a way that helps other people or in a way that benefits them. It can even take the form of a personal or family goal. A whole country could even have courage. Now you are

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    Harper Lee ’s To Kill a Mockingbird gives the readers an idea of the South American lifestyle. The novel is set in the 1930s in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the Great Depression. . The novel is seen through the eyes of a young girl who experience the world of segregation and criminal acts against blacks. Lee also explores the tragedies that occurred during the 1930s such as the Murder of Emmet Till‚ John Dewey ’s philosophy of education‚ and the Jim Crow Laws. Lee has shown that racism has been a huge

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