Atticus Courage Research Paper

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Atticus’ courage On October 14th, 2018, my family and I got into an accident. Everybody was severely hurt, but, even though she was one of the most hurt in the car, my mom didn’t hesitate to help get everyone out of the car immediately. The amount of courage she showed during that situation might as well be x10 the courage of anyone I know, including the character Atticus. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus exemplifies courage, due to his ability to always make the best decisions for himself and his family, to have a clear head in stressful situations, as well as knowing what’s right for his children. Atticus’ courage is shown throughout the book by him having the ability to make the best decisions for himself and his family in any situation. …show more content…
The evidence boils down to you—did—I—didn’t. The jury couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson’s word against the Ewells’— are you acquainted with the Ewells?’”... and “‘Before I’m through, I intend to jar the jury a bit—I think we’ll have a reasonable chance on appeal, though. I really can’t tell at this stage, Jack. You know, I’d hoped to get through life without a case of this kind, but John Taylor pointed at me and said, ‘You’re It.’’” (Lee 100). The page indicates that Atticus knows they’ll lose the case, due to the fact that Tom Robinson is a black man, going up against a white jury. Atticus doesn’t feel so worried. He isn’t worried because he knows he’ll be able to appeal. The author states “‘We’re not through yet. There’ll be an appeal, you can count on that’” (Lee 285). He’s confident about the appeal since it’ll be in front of a judge instead of a jury, and he’s confident and calm about this because if that happens, the appeal will most likely be approved. After all, it is in front of a just judge instead of a biased jury. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus exemplifies courage, due to his ability to always make the best decisions for himself and his family, to have a clear head in stressful situations, as well as knowing what’s right for his

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