Examples Of Heroism In To Kill A Mockingbird
The Hero in Atticus
“Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.”- Ricky Martin. Heroes can be obvious or they can be anonymous extraordinaires. Heroes are all around you and you might never notice it. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch has many characteristics that exhibit his heroism.
Throughout the text there are many situations where Atticus shows gallantry. Atticus, a lawyer, was appointed to represent Tom Robinson, an African-American man falsely accused of rape by a Caucasian woman, during a time when he and his family would face scrutiny for his doing so (100). During the 1930s racism was prevalent in the southern United States, for Atticus to defend an African-American man knowing the struggles that he and his children would face was extremely gallant. Later on in the novel, Tom was moved to the local jail the night before his trial, Atticus put his life in danger …show more content…
Atticus was always kind to Mrs. Dubose, a vicious, old woman who was ill, however, she was extremely rude to him and his family (133). Despite her rude behavior toward Atticus, he excused her actions by saying that she was “the bravest person I ever knew” and crediting her poor health and addiction of pain medicine. Afterwards, Atticus showed compassion by taking the time out of his own day in order to show respect to Tom Robinson’s wife by personally telling her that her husband had died after being shot dead after trying to escape jail (315). Atticus could have just sent someone else to notify Tom’s wife of his death, but he took time out of his day to do it himself and show respect for Tom and his family. Heroes must be compassionate in order to help others
“Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.”- Ricky Martin. Heroes can be obvious or they can be anonymous extraordinaires. Heroes are all around you and you might never notice it. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch has many characteristics that exhibit his heroism.
Throughout the text there are many situations where Atticus shows gallantry. Atticus, a lawyer, was appointed to represent Tom Robinson, an African-American man falsely accused of rape by a Caucasian woman, during a time when he and his family would face scrutiny for his doing so (100). During the 1930s racism was prevalent in the southern United States, for Atticus to defend an African-American man knowing the struggles that he and his children would face was extremely gallant. Later on in the novel, Tom was moved to the local jail the night before his trial, Atticus put his life in danger …show more content…
Atticus was always kind to Mrs. Dubose, a vicious, old woman who was ill, however, she was extremely rude to him and his family (133). Despite her rude behavior toward Atticus, he excused her actions by saying that she was “the bravest person I ever knew” and crediting her poor health and addiction of pain medicine. Afterwards, Atticus showed compassion by taking the time out of his own day in order to show respect to Tom Robinson’s wife by personally telling her that her husband had died after being shot dead after trying to escape jail (315). Atticus could have just sent someone else to notify Tom’s wife of his death, but he took time out of his day to do it himself and show respect for Tom and his family. Heroes must be compassionate in order to help others