Courage Beneath
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It 's when you know you 're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” Atticus Finch (To Kill A Mockingbird)
In To Kill A Mockingbird courage is displayed in the novel by Boo Radley, and the Finch family. Courage can be shown in something as something as simple as not fighting back to a classmate, to touching the Radley house at the end of the street. As big as going to a church who is a different race as you, to going to a trial where your dad is defending a colored man.
In the beginning you’re introduced to the Radley house, where Boo Radley lives. He has not been …show more content…
The man is Tom Robinson, and he was being accused of a crime with a young girl. Her name was Mayella Ewell. She was a teenager, and she was white. Doing something brave like this would be extremely hard in this time frame. The Finch family live in Maycomb, and where they come from, people like to talk and have strong opinions. Even if it discriminating and even if it hurts you. “Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers!” Mrs. Dubose (pg. 135) Atticus was a wise man, he was always calm and he knew how to handle situations the right way. He was aware of the effects the case would have on his family, and he was going to do it anyway. Before the trial, the children go to church one Sunday with their nanny, Calpurnia. She is Colored and so is everybody else at the church. But were they treated differently? They were not. They got what they gave, and what they gave was the respect they deserved like the respect Atticus gave Tom Robinson. “The warm bittersweet smell of clean Negro welcomed us as we entered the churchyard. When they saw Jem and me with Calpurnia, the men stepped back and took of their hats; the women crossed their arms at their waists, weekday gestures of respectful attention” Scout (pg. 158). I would be so intimidated, these children have more courage in their pinky then I have in my whole …show more content…
The best part is he did it well, he made the jury actually question Mayella’s story. Her story was totally irrelevant. “He just run up behind me, he did. He got me around the neck, cussin’ me an’ sayin’ dirt. I fought n hollered, but he had me round the neck. He hit me again an’ again.” Mayella (pg. 240) She had markings on the left side of her face. Well that makes her look dumb, considering Tom doesn 't have a left arm. Her father Bob walked in on this whole shabang, which also gives the case a little twist. He doesn 't have the cleanest background when it comes to Mayella. Plus he does have a left arm. Tom Robinsons facts add up, Mayella 's do not. The jury took longer than usual on deciding the outcome of this. Meaning Atticus really did step it up, and he sucked it up and did the job just as well as if he were defending a white man. Usually if its white against black, we all know who wins. Anyways, the odds come out unfortunate, and Tom robinson still loses. Later he gets himself killed, which sucks because he probably would of had a good chance of getting out earlier in the future than planned. He tried to escape, and made a run for it. Which is pretty brave on his part when you’re in jail. However, that is not the last Atticus will see or hear of Bob Ewell, after those chilling accusations. “Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner,
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It 's when you know you 're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” Atticus Finch (To Kill A Mockingbird)
In To Kill A Mockingbird courage is displayed in the novel by Boo Radley, and the Finch family. Courage can be shown in something as something as simple as not fighting back to a classmate, to touching the Radley house at the end of the street. As big as going to a church who is a different race as you, to going to a trial where your dad is defending a colored man.
In the beginning you’re introduced to the Radley house, where Boo Radley lives. He has not been …show more content…
The man is Tom Robinson, and he was being accused of a crime with a young girl. Her name was Mayella Ewell. She was a teenager, and she was white. Doing something brave like this would be extremely hard in this time frame. The Finch family live in Maycomb, and where they come from, people like to talk and have strong opinions. Even if it discriminating and even if it hurts you. “Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers!” Mrs. Dubose (pg. 135) Atticus was a wise man, he was always calm and he knew how to handle situations the right way. He was aware of the effects the case would have on his family, and he was going to do it anyway. Before the trial, the children go to church one Sunday with their nanny, Calpurnia. She is Colored and so is everybody else at the church. But were they treated differently? They were not. They got what they gave, and what they gave was the respect they deserved like the respect Atticus gave Tom Robinson. “The warm bittersweet smell of clean Negro welcomed us as we entered the churchyard. When they saw Jem and me with Calpurnia, the men stepped back and took of their hats; the women crossed their arms at their waists, weekday gestures of respectful attention” Scout (pg. 158). I would be so intimidated, these children have more courage in their pinky then I have in my whole …show more content…
The best part is he did it well, he made the jury actually question Mayella’s story. Her story was totally irrelevant. “He just run up behind me, he did. He got me around the neck, cussin’ me an’ sayin’ dirt. I fought n hollered, but he had me round the neck. He hit me again an’ again.” Mayella (pg. 240) She had markings on the left side of her face. Well that makes her look dumb, considering Tom doesn 't have a left arm. Her father Bob walked in on this whole shabang, which also gives the case a little twist. He doesn 't have the cleanest background when it comes to Mayella. Plus he does have a left arm. Tom Robinsons facts add up, Mayella 's do not. The jury took longer than usual on deciding the outcome of this. Meaning Atticus really did step it up, and he sucked it up and did the job just as well as if he were defending a white man. Usually if its white against black, we all know who wins. Anyways, the odds come out unfortunate, and Tom robinson still loses. Later he gets himself killed, which sucks because he probably would of had a good chance of getting out earlier in the future than planned. He tried to escape, and made a run for it. Which is pretty brave on his part when you’re in jail. However, that is not the last Atticus will see or hear of Bob Ewell, after those chilling accusations. “Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner,