To Kill a Mockingbird Courage Essay

Witnessing children’s curiosities expand while developing them into an active citizen in society can be a blessing, but revealing the harsh realities of society is never easy. Harper Lee, the author of the timeless classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, depicted the story of a tomboy girl named Scout, who matured in the racist-filled city of Maycomb as she came to comprehend the society in which she lived in. Scout’s surroundings helped shape her life as she matured by observing the trial of Tom…

One of the main characters in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee is Atticus Finch. He is a lawyer and the father of Jem and Scout. Soon after his nine-year-old daughter, Scout, was born, his wife died, so Atticus is a single parent in his late forties. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Atticus defends a man accused of rape, but the people of Maycomb don't approve that Atticus, “...aims to defend him,” (Lee 218). Atticus still does what's right despite what everyone else thinks. Atticus's parenting…

To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, tells the adventures of two siblings and the happenings throughout their small town in Alabama during the 1930’s. The novel is narrated by six year-old Jean Louise Finch, often referred to as Scout. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Scout is boisterous, amenable, and valiant. Throughout the novel, Scout is boisterous. She enjoys being loud and energetic. When she, her older brother Jem, along with their friend Dill, decide to push each…

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.…

Courage is the ability to do something despite one’s own fear. This trait is one of the defining characteristics of Atticus, a father and lawyer in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus’s courage is put to the test time and time again, and on each occasion he stands firm. Atticus shows his courage when he accepts the case to defend Tom Robinson, when he stands outside the jail to defend Tom from a mob, and when he shoots a dog in order to protect his family. At the beginning of the story,…

To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in the early 1960 's. The story takes place in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. All is normal in this southern town until a particular court case involving an African American man named Tom Robinson comes to the attention of the residents of Maycomb. The case has also come to the attention of Atticus Finch. Atticus is a small town defense lawyer who, unlike anyone else in the town, disagrees with the false accusation of rape againest Tom Robinson. Lee…

pieces of evidence in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”, but here are the ones that stand out the most throughout the book. For example, when Jem argues with Atticus about Mrs.dubose and how she is nothing like a proper lady should be, he says, “She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe...son, I told you that if you hadn’t lost your head I’d have you go read to her-I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in…

Atticus Finch is one of the most influential characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus works as a lawyer and is the father of Jem, and Scout, the main character of the novel. According to the narrator, Atticus’s wife died when Jem and Scout were very young (Lee 7). Ever since her death, Atticus relies on Calpurnia, the Finch family’s black housekeeper and cook, to help him raise his children. Atticus Finch is well respected by most folks in Maycomb and is probably the only…

Atticus Finch, the father of two main characters Jem and Jean (Scout) Louise Finch, in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a great, hardworking father who would do absolutely anything for his family. Mr. Finch Works as a lawyer, chooses who he want’s to defend/represent based on his opinions on their situation. He stays true to his beliefs no matter what anybody else thinks or says. He will do anything and everything to keep his family safe along with teaching them important life lessons…

positive mentor in his children’s lives by teaching them applicable life lessons that they will use in the future and that will help them grow as self-reliant individuals. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Maycomb is a racist county full of prejudice. Atticus Finch, a white lawyer who got the courage to defend a black man, Tom Robinson. In which Tom Robinson was accused for raping a young woman. Atticus reveals a few characteristics. As the novel progresses, Atticus presents…