J.F. Clark once said, “The bravest of individuals is one who obeys his or her conscience”. To me, this quote means that the strongest and bravest people are ones who do what they think is right. This quote is true because all the brave characters in stories know in their heart, what's right and what's not. In the play The Crucible and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, where the main characters follow their gut, they show how courageous they truly are. Atticus Finch and John Proctor were brave, when it would have been much easier to crumble and just do what the others wanted them to do. John and Atticus followed the good in their conscience and that’s what made them the brave characters they were.
John Proctor, in The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, was a brave man. John knew that if he was say he was a witch to survive and go back to his wife, he would make the deaths of others like Rebecca Nurse look bad and allow the hangings to go on. John easily …show more content…
Atticus was brave for defending a black man in a time where African Americans and White people weren't equal. Atticus’s whole town disapproved of him representing this man in court since he was a black. Atticus said “It's when you know you're already licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what” (Lee 112). This quote characterized Atticus as a brave man, and overall a good person. He knew that he would lose the case against him, but in his mind, he knew he had to support the African American because that's the right thing to do. This quote by Atticus uses imagery to really prove to the reader and allow them to feel his passion for doing the right thing. Atticus Finch supported a African American in a racist time when some people thought they should still be slaves. Atticus knew in his heart and conscience that he should do the right thing and support this man even though he never had a chance of winning and that's what makes him so
John Proctor, in The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, was a brave man. John knew that if he was say he was a witch to survive and go back to his wife, he would make the deaths of others like Rebecca Nurse look bad and allow the hangings to go on. John easily …show more content…
Atticus was brave for defending a black man in a time where African Americans and White people weren't equal. Atticus’s whole town disapproved of him representing this man in court since he was a black. Atticus said “It's when you know you're already licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what” (Lee 112). This quote characterized Atticus as a brave man, and overall a good person. He knew that he would lose the case against him, but in his mind, he knew he had to support the African American because that's the right thing to do. This quote by Atticus uses imagery to really prove to the reader and allow them to feel his passion for doing the right thing. Atticus Finch supported a African American in a racist time when some people thought they should still be slaves. Atticus knew in his heart and conscience that he should do the right thing and support this man even though he never had a chance of winning and that's what makes him so