Alina Germanotta Courage

Jane Austen author of Pride and Prejudice said “there is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” Courage- what is it and where does it come from for each individual? Are you born with the kind of courage that can move mountains or can you slowly weave it into your soul as you grow old? How is this seven letter world so sought after and complex- so needed in this day and age. When we turn to society to look for courage we are meet with arrogance and a plastic fakeness instead. However all hope is not gone here are so many examples of courage in today's pop culture and one of the biggest is Lady Gaga. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (Lady Gaga) is a rape victim and warrior for the end of sexual assault, a pop star using her platform to be a voice for the voiceless, and a huge example of political courage in this political climate. The courage Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta wields is straight out of a Jane Austen novel. …show more content…
Her whimsical and outlandish image displaces how little she cares about anyones else's opinions including the media. Stefani has always been a fan of not-so-subtle messages always following a ‘screw the man’ mentality. When the media started to slander her body calling her ‘fat’ and pointing out ‘muffin tops’ she wore a huge felt dress that resembled a cartoon character- daring the media to continue. The pop culture superstar first opened up about her sexual assault in 2014, revealing she was raped when she was 19 by a man 20 years her senior; she held this secret for ten years and had the courage to let the whole world know of her painful