One Shot Finch Courage
“The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.”-R. G. Ingersoll. Courage is a hard thing to have with people, however when you do have it showing it to others can leave a huge impact on them as they witness true courage. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee shows many acts of courage throughout the county of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch, father of Jem and Scout Finch, is a lawyer that deals with racism everyday. Scout and Jem try to get Boo Radley to come out of the house, however Boo has never came out as it is a mystery for sure why he won't come out. IN addition, the lifestyle they live is very different than the way we live today and the way many people use to live. The young girl, Scout,
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Atticus had a great talent of being able use a gun very well. However, Atticus had no attention in the kids knowing that he was know as “one shot Finch”. When the dog came into town he had no other decision than to shoot and kill the dog to save the kids and the town. Scout explains, “In a fog, Jem and I watched our father take the gun and walk into the middle of the street… Jem was paralyzed, I pinched him to get him moving but then atticus saw us coming he called, “Stay where you are,”... “What's the matter with you, Boy can't you talk?” said Mr. Tate, grinning at Jem. “Didn't you know your daddy's-” “Hush Heck,” said Atticus. Jem sat in numb confusion” (Lee, 128). Atticus shows great courage by pulling out his talents when he didn't want the kids to know about it. However as a father he had to save the kids from any harm. Atticus hit the dog in one shot, but he makes it seem like it is no big deal and doesn't want anyone talking or seeing him any different. Atticus doesn't want the kids thinking he is so great because of that, rather having the kids think that he is a great person and doing it because of that. All in all, Atticus shows courage by shooting the dog in front of all the people when he really didn't want this coming back up when it didn't have
Atticus had a great talent of being able use a gun very well. However, Atticus had no attention in the kids knowing that he was know as “one shot Finch”. When the dog came into town he had no other decision than to shoot and kill the dog to save the kids and the town. Scout explains, “In a fog, Jem and I watched our father take the gun and walk into the middle of the street… Jem was paralyzed, I pinched him to get him moving but then atticus saw us coming he called, “Stay where you are,”... “What's the matter with you, Boy can't you talk?” said Mr. Tate, grinning at Jem. “Didn't you know your daddy's-” “Hush Heck,” said Atticus. Jem sat in numb confusion” (Lee, 128). Atticus shows great courage by pulling out his talents when he didn't want the kids to know about it. However as a father he had to save the kids from any harm. Atticus hit the dog in one shot, but he makes it seem like it is no big deal and doesn't want anyone talking or seeing him any different. Atticus doesn't want the kids thinking he is so great because of that, rather having the kids think that he is a great person and doing it because of that. All in all, Atticus shows courage by shooting the dog in front of all the people when he really didn't want this coming back up when it didn't have