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    Courage, it is defined to be able to do something that frightens one, which makes courage hard to come by. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee courage is present in multiple characters. Atticus shows determination through his job and his family. Miss Maudie Atkinson shows her bravery by deciding to state her opinion when it could make her life miserable. And Link Diez courageously stands up to a racist man to do what's right. These three characters show tremendous amounts of courage…

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    The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about innocence, knowledge, prejudice, and courage. Courage is defined, as the ability to do something that one knows is difficult or dangerous. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch says,” Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. Real courage is when you fight for what is right regardless of whether you win or lose.” Atticus Finch, Mrs. Dubose, and Boo Radley are perfect examples of people who demonstrate courage in the novel.…

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    The Novel ‘To Kill A Mocking bird’ by Harper Lee, displays main significant themes, one of these being courage, which is the ability to do what frightens one. Harper Lee uses many character through the novel to show the difference between true and false courage. Harper Lee shows courage through the character Atticus Finch, Arthur Radley, Tom Robinson and Mrs Dubose. Firstly Atticus gives up his social reputation to defend Tom Robinson in court, furthermore, Arthur Radley faces his fears and…

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    Courage is facing fear that is right before your eyes. Courage is standing up for what you are passionate about. Fear is no match for courage. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird Scout the narrator takes us through her life of growing up in the confusing and unpredictable town of Maycomb. Scout faces many problems as does her dad Atticus and her brother Jem and they learn many life lessons throughout the book. One of the most important themes in the book and real life is courage. Courage guides…

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee Suggest that a just person is a wise person. This is shown throughout the book with the three characters. They are Ms Dubose with being the definition of courage and using reading to achieve that. Mr Ewell and how he can only write his name while being shown the rape and beat his daughter. Finally, there is Atticus the deffintiontion of a morally right person. These are the great examples of how a good or bad person is defined.…

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    “The greatest act of courage is to own all that you are (Unknown)”. A large part of To Kill A Mockingbird is the characters owning all that they are, and staying true to themselves. These acts are displayed throughout the novel in striking ways. Atticus is a big influence on his children, who grow up with an open mind as they flourish into the newest chapter in their lives. To be an encouraging character, you must stick with your morals and let people know about them. Much like Mrs. Dubose who…

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    Courage “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (76). Courage is something we all have inside us, it depends on what event shows your courage, even if it’s small. The motifs of courage in this novel show that the people that you least expected, have enormous amounts of courage on what they believe is right. With the discrimination happening in Maycomb, Alabama there are numerous characters that show the important theme is courage.…

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    Into To Kill a MockingBird Atticus Finch defines courage as. “It's when [people] know [they are] licked before [they] begin, but [they] begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” (Lee 149). This shows that courage is doing what is right even though you are going against everyone else, and is shown happening throughout real life in The Untold Story of Emmett Till, and Montgomery Boycott‘’. Courage intertwine through To Kill a MockingBird by Harper Lee, The Untold Story of Emmett Till filmed…

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    In “To Kill A Mockingbird” we saw great acts of courage. Comparatively how the Mockingbird was a symbol of innocence, Atticus Finch was a symbol of courage. To summarize Atticus represents courage throughout his everyday life. In the novel we saw several examples of moral courage by Atticus. Moral courage can be defined as the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences. The moral courage of Atticus, tells what kind of character he is. Therefore his moral…

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    “Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”(149) In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird Jem and Scout learn what it truly means to be courageous. They put up with the racism and the hate they get throughout the story. Atticus teaches them throughout the novel to be empathetic of people. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird uses characters and conflict to display the theme that racism needs to be overcome to create a fair society.…

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