To Kill A Mockingbird Heroism Quotes

The True Heroism in To Kill a Mockingbird! “A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.” -Unknown. This gives a meaning to what a true hero is, because you don’t see a lot of true heros around now of days. The quote is saying that anyone can be a hero, no matter their strength, or the way they look. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the theme of Heroism is illustrated through Atticus, Mr. Heck Tate, and Boo Radley. In the book they all show Heroism, because of their actions towards either the county, or to the children, Scout or Jem. Boo Radley shows Heroism when he saves Jem and Scout from Mr. Bob Ewell. Atticus tries his hardest to keep Tom Robinson from going to jail. Finally, Mr. Heck Tate, said a little lie to keep Jem or Boo Radley from going to court and risking getting sent to jail. …show more content…
“‘Not quite,’ said Atticus casually. ‘Mr. Ewell, you heard the sheriff’s testimony, didn’t you?’ ‘How’s that?’ ‘You were in the courtroom when Mr. Heck Tate was on the stand, weren’t you? You heard everything he said, didn’t you?’ Mr. Ewell considered the matter carefully, and seemed to decide that the question was safe.” (Lee 176) In this quote it shows that Atticus is showing Heroism to Tom Robinson, by trying to get Mr. Ewell to crack and prove that Tom is innocent. When Mr. Ewell stops and tries to make sure that the question was safe for him to answer, he gave a lie. The lie was pretty much, that everything that Mr. Heck Tate said was true and nothing but the truth. They all were lying and Atticus was trying to prove it by being courteous and heroic. A true hero doesn’t let his guard down and that was exactly what Atticus did, during the