Boo Radley Courage Theme

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The major theme of this story is about courage. These children must be brave and courageous in many different ways and at many different times. Even the little things like making an effort to make Boo Radley come out of his house took extreme bravery. The children were terrified to cause such an event. The courage, presented in this novel really gives a feeling of the dauntlessness these children had.

In the realm of fiction very few great pieces of literature posses the quality to convey emotions realistically. In real life we must have courage and face up to that which we avoid. Jem, Scout, and Dill all show courage over that which they fear. The most courageous of the kids are Jem and Scout.

They both accept that their father is safeguarding

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