Courage is a virtue all great heroes need. However‚ real courage takes more than mere bravado or overcoming of fear; there are several meanings of the word. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the idea of courage can be seen in many forms and are illustrated through different characters. The book is set in the early 1900s‚ a time of racial segregation and the Great Depression in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. The main characters‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ and their father Atticus‚ experience
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The Courage in To Kill A Mockingbird Bam! Bam! Bam! “Order in the court! I find the defendant guilty of all charges. You will be hanged for this offense.” This was the sentence for Tom Robinson‚ a courageous black who stood up to defend himself in court. It took great courage to stand up for blacks back in that time. Atticus Finch was very courageous to stand up for a man who had done no wrong; many people gave him grief for doing his job. There is indeed great courage in this story‚ not only Atticus’s
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Lessons of Courage Life is full of courage. In a world full of hatred and racism‚ courage is the one thing that everybody needs‚ especially in Maycomb‚ Alabama. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ many events help certain characters stand out and leave the reader with a good picture of the many types of people in Maycomb. The main characters that will be included in almost every event are Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout. As a family‚ they will go through many obstacles and hopefully persevere
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Ainsley Schmidhausler Ms. Deslauriers English I Honors November 1‚ 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
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novel To Kill a Mockingbird many people showed different types courage. Atticus was one of the persons who showed the most courage throughout To Kill a Mockingbird because he defended Tom Robinson. Mayella Ewell had a lot of courage to accuse Tom Robinson of rapping her just because he was a black man. Calpurnia also had a lot of courage because she was a black woman working for a white family. First is about Atticus defending an indecent black man in court. Atticus showed a lot of courage because
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The Strength of Courage Often times people don’t have the courage to step up and help others or even themselves‚ people are scared to get out of there comfort zone and do whats right. Although‚ this is not the situation and opposed by characters from the book To Kill a Mockingbird. The prominent book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee displays a character named Atticus who believes in equality between everyone and is a well known lawyer throughout Maycomb County Alabama. Atticus has two children
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Dear Ms. Garriot To Kill A Mockingbird took place in a small Alabama town named Maycomb. It tells a story about a Black man accused of raping a White woman named Mayella Ewell. The towns racial division‚ social inequality‚ lack of education‚ and bravery are all revealed during the trial. Atticus a well-educated man‚ with integrity was chosen to defend Tom Robinson the Black man accused of the crime. Even though Atticus knew he was not going to win and that Tom was innocent. He still wanted to
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Courage‚ the quality of your mind or spirit that helps you to face your problems. From the book To Kill a Mockingbird many of the characters show courage. Courage helps us through life‚ like it did for the characters in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. As in all books‚ there are characters‚ and in this book there are very many. Each individual character shows courage. One character out of many‚ Jean (Scout)‚ had courage the story. Scout had courage from the beginning to the end. She had to face
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The book To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee demonstrate numerous event of courage throughout the book. A main character by the name of Atticus‚ proves and demonstrates event of courage during the “Dirty Thirties”. Atticus taking on the Tom Roberson case‚ killing Tim Johnston‚ and risking his family’s well being in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. These three reasons are the main stepping stones of Atticus’s courage throughout the book To kill a Mockingbird. Tom Roberson‚ was an African American young
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strength‚ courage‚ and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself‚ ’I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along."- Eleanor Roosevelt. You are not born with courage‚ it is something that is created over time. Being courageous is never a lucid decision‚ it determines the quality of a person’s mind as it is faced with difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ and a test of bravery. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper
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