Courage In Flannery O Connor's Making Sarah Cry

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The passage “Making Sarah Cry”, has a theme of courage. For example, in the text, it states, “Leave him alone you bullies, because he’s a friend of mine.” This shows courage because she is standing up for someone that bullied her. Even though that person was not nice to her, she was nice to them. Another example from the text is, “It took a lot of courage, but he knew he must be strong for at least he saw the difference between what’s right and wrong.” It is important to notice that one of the kids that bullied Sarah is now saying that he won’t bully anyone again because of the way his friends made him feel when they bullied him.

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