To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: Character Analysis

Have you ever taken a dare? Have you ever done anything selfish? Maybe you have done both of those, but have you ever stood up for somebody? Taken on a bully to protect your fellow students? Not many have. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee writes about courage’s three stages in life. Harper Lee claims that Courage starts from when people prove they are not a chicken, to courageous acts for selfish purposes, to finally performing activities that can or will hurt them, their reputation, or risk their life for a cause they know is right. These are the three basic breeds of courage. Examples can be found all throughout both life and the book. In this paper, the three stages will be thoroughly explored, starting with dares.
Thrusting oneself into dangerous situations only because somebody dared you to do so is generally not a smart idea, but this play is the way young kids learn about courage. They learn that fears are nothing to be ignored, but should not control your actions. Jem (Scout's older brother) learns that rumors are not always correct. After Jem pondered Dill’s Dare, Harper enlightens us to what happens with these words, …show more content…
“Don’t blame me when he gouges your eyes out. You started it, remember.”
“You’re still scared,” murmured Dill patiently. . . Jem threw open the gate and sped to the side of the house, [and] slapped it with his palm.” (Lee