Something Wicked Courage Quotes

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In the novel, Something Wicked this way comes, Jim and Will both show courageous acts, however the terms of courage differ. One moment when Will shows courage is when he confronts the Dust Witch. When the Dust Witch came in the balloon, Will decides to fight back with his archery kit instead of hiding. Even when the Bow shattered into pieces he “drew back and with all his strength threw the arrowhead” (p.151). Towards the end of the novel, Will continues to show courage. Will helps his dad fire the rifle in the bullet catch event and to kill the Dust Witch. He then follows his Dad through the mirror maze, destroying it. Then he proceeds to save Will. On the other hand, Jim’s terms on courage are more reckless. One example of this is when Jim

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