Being brave and courageous shows how strong people really are. There are not that many truly brave people. Courage is standing up for others as well as personal beliefs, even when the odds are horrific. Veronica Roth once said, “There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater” (Courage Quotes). Bravery is doing something dangerous for the greater good of others. In the time period To Kill a Mockingbird takes place, it was very important for people to stand up for one another. There was so much discrimination
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He showed many acts of bravery throughout the novel. He almost always did the right thing and stood up for what he believed was right. Towards the middle of the book, Atticus defended Tom Robinson even though Tom was black and everyone was against him in the trial. That took true courage. At some point in the book, Atticus mentions that it is important to stand up for personal beliefs even if the odds are awful. He says, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (Lee 101). He means that even though history says they are going to lose, that does not mean they do not have to try. Atticus is a very courageous character that will always stand up for himself and those around him. He is never afraid to do the right thing, no matter the …show more content…
Helen was not in the book all that much, but she was still very strong and valiant. She was a character that never gave up and always stayed strong. She experienced many difficulties throughout her life. She went through the trial of her husband, the imprisonment of her husband, the death of her husband, and her illness. To Kill a Mockingbird mentions this hardship. It says, “She just fell down in the dirt, like a giant with a big foot just came along and stepped on her” (Lee 322). This shows how rough of a time she was going through. Even though all of this had happened, she still had the grit to face life and keep living. She kept fighting and wanted to live more than anything. She was courageous enough to face the things that life threw at her. Her audacity is simply
He showed many acts of bravery throughout the novel. He almost always did the right thing and stood up for what he believed was right. Towards the middle of the book, Atticus defended Tom Robinson even though Tom was black and everyone was against him in the trial. That took true courage. At some point in the book, Atticus mentions that it is important to stand up for personal beliefs even if the odds are awful. He says, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (Lee 101). He means that even though history says they are going to lose, that does not mean they do not have to try. Atticus is a very courageous character that will always stand up for himself and those around him. He is never afraid to do the right thing, no matter the …show more content…
Helen was not in the book all that much, but she was still very strong and valiant. She was a character that never gave up and always stayed strong. She experienced many difficulties throughout her life. She went through the trial of her husband, the imprisonment of her husband, the death of her husband, and her illness. To Kill a Mockingbird mentions this hardship. It says, “She just fell down in the dirt, like a giant with a big foot just came along and stepped on her” (Lee 322). This shows how rough of a time she was going through. Even though all of this had happened, she still had the grit to face life and keep living. She kept fighting and wanted to live more than anything. She was courageous enough to face the things that life threw at her. Her audacity is simply