In and out of the fictional world bravery can take place and appear in many different forms. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird authored by Harper Lee and in the four articles, Things We Do For Love, The bravest thing you have ever done, The power of real girls, and finally Runaway slave on the Wisconsin-Canada line, the novel and articles alike all explain that a hero doesn’t have to be an almighty super hero, but an average mom or even a slave in earlier times. Though these articles aren’t directly connected with the story To Kill A Mockingbird all of these pieces show how bravery can come in an abundance of different forms such as, miniscule problems of everyday life, breaking out of social norm, sacrificing one's own health for another,
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Though Lee used a multitude of characters to showcase acts of bravery two of the most memorable acts of bravery were done by Jem, and Atticus. Though Jem was relatively …show more content…
Right off the bat her family struggled financially, at the age of fourteen Alicia landed in a foster home and was constantly dealing with things that no fourteen year old should have to deal with. But not only six months later Alicia’s parents were deemed fit to take care of the younger siblings, but not wanting to be a further burden she would crash at either her older sister’s houses or even at a friends. In high school not only did she have to worry about where she would sleep but as well as whether or not she would eat that night, and the judgment from her peers. Alicia later states, “I had serious stuff going on, like figuring out where I was going to sleep at night, and they were clowning on me for not wearing Nikes!” (Ribeiro 7). After many incidents like this, including ones involving her family, Alicia felt the urge to get out of her financial rut and wanted to help her family as well. In search of a successful career. Though this is thought of something that many have to go through, Alicia showed her bravery and courage multiple times throughout her life so her family could feel less burdened and in search of a job she found her way in the modeling business. Countless times she was rejected for an abundance of reasons and though this
Though Lee used a multitude of characters to showcase acts of bravery two of the most memorable acts of bravery were done by Jem, and Atticus. Though Jem was relatively …show more content…
Right off the bat her family struggled financially, at the age of fourteen Alicia landed in a foster home and was constantly dealing with things that no fourteen year old should have to deal with. But not only six months later Alicia’s parents were deemed fit to take care of the younger siblings, but not wanting to be a further burden she would crash at either her older sister’s houses or even at a friends. In high school not only did she have to worry about where she would sleep but as well as whether or not she would eat that night, and the judgment from her peers. Alicia later states, “I had serious stuff going on, like figuring out where I was going to sleep at night, and they were clowning on me for not wearing Nikes!” (Ribeiro 7). After many incidents like this, including ones involving her family, Alicia felt the urge to get out of her financial rut and wanted to help her family as well. In search of a successful career. Though this is thought of something that many have to go through, Alicia showed her bravery and courage multiple times throughout her life so her family could feel less burdened and in search of a job she found her way in the modeling business. Countless times she was rejected for an abundance of reasons and though this