Courage‚ you have probably heard of this word before but what does it actually mean? Well‚ according to dictionary.com‚ an online dictionary‚ courage means the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ etc.‚ without fear. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ courage is evidently portrayed when Atticus does what no white man would ever dare to do in those days‚ lest they be scorned by the community. Atticus had the courage to stand up for a Negro‚ a black‚ Tom
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Throughout the book‚ readers are shown Atticus’ high morals and values and the events in chapter 15 only explore that further. In this chapter‚ Atticus chooses to put himself in harm’s way in order to do what is right‚ hence displaying moral courage. After the fellow townsfolk warn him of a lynch mob‚ the lawyer takes it upon himself to protect his client – Tom Robinson – from the racist mob. He goes out of his way to travel to the town late at night and unarmed‚ leaving himself very vulnerable.
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Innocent to Experience: Jem’s Courage Definition To Kill a Mockingbird Courage cannot be defined with simple words but rather by an individual’s actions. Despite many different definitions courage is someone’s internal fortitude to do something that may frighten others. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem’s definition of courage changes from the beginning to the end of the book. At the beginning of the book Jem’s definition of courage is from an innocent perspective and by the end
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What is courage? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee describes courage as continuing to do something even when one knows the outcome is not going to be the way one wants it to be. Courage is not always about winning and losing. It is about being able to finish what one starts and doing what one thinks is right when others might think it is wrong. As Atticus stated‚ ‘’Simply because we were licked a hundred years ago before we started is no reason for us not to try to win‚ Atticus said’’(pg
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The state of mind that allows a person to believe they can conquer anything is courage. Where there are individual strengths and fears‚ all people share the common emotion of weakness and doubt in a certain situation in which creates an overwhelming feeling of defeat. Weather it is the test that you cannot ace‚ or the sport that you cannot play‚ many people have a worry that may seem unusual to them‚ but in reality‚ it is truly ordinary. It is sometimes easy for a person to determine their flaws
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How does Harper Lee bring out different aspects of Atticus? The main theme of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is racial prejudice. It is a story told by Scout later on in her life when she is an adult telling the story of her childhood in Maycombe and the conviction of a Negro (Tom Robinson) accused of raping a white girl. He was defended by her father who is a Lawyer‚ Atticus‚ and he is one of the central characters in the novel. Atticus is a decent character‚ not only is he a knowledgeable lawyer‚ he
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Courage enables a person to face danger‚ pain and uncertainty without fear or without allowing fear to hold them back. It is an important trait that can be very useful in cruel situations. Harper Lee illustrates many feats of bravery in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” that are not only physical‚ but morally courageous as well. The characters Jean-Louise “Scout” Finch‚ Atticus Finch and Mrs. Dubose are all courageous in their abilities to confront and overcome difficulties. Scout’s daring personality
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The best moral lesson that atticus taught his kids was that‚ you can’t judge someone if you have not walk in there shoes. The reason why this is the best is because in the book they blamed Tom Robinson for the rape of mrs. Ewill when he didn’t do a thing and they didn’t believe him because he was a black man and they would always believe a white man’s word over a black man’s word any day. Atticus knew this but he thought he could change people’s minds but there was little chance of winning and
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To Kill a Mockingbird Journal Entries Project Steffanie Trout Hypocrisy An example of hypocrisy that really stood out in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was Mrs. Gates. In the beginning of the novel she told her class about the evil things Hitler is doing in to the Jews in Germany‚ then later Scout overhears her talking about Tom’s conviction and she says that the black folk in the community needed to be kept in their place. For this she is a hypocrite. She acts as though she believes in freedom
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Book Report To Kill a Mockingbird The coexistence of good and evil is an eternal question that has been bothering people for centuries. Many writers tried to explore the moral nature of human beings- whether they are essentially good or essentially evil. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is a superb example of such exploration of good and evil in a human nature. Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926‚ in Monroeville‚ Alabama. It is a small quiet town very similar to Maycomb‚ where the
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