To Kill a Mockingbird Courage Essay

Overcoming Obstacles Wayne Gretzky, a former professional hockey player, once said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, emphasizes how important it is to overcome the many obstacles life throws. The novel mainly revolves around Jean “Scout” Louis Finch. Throughout the novel, the young girl faces an abundant amount obstacles and challenges. She has a neighbor named Arthur “Boo” Radley. The novel is set in the 1930’s in Maycomb, Alabama, during the…

In the novels, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee and The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, they gave us an insight on an imbalance of two communities, leaving one in the dust along with poverty, and the other in the higher class. As a result of this, the African American community was left helpless and was treated unfairly, being unable to have the same rights and equity. The “normal” of society who all followed each other like sheep, believed a ridiculous fantasy altogether and immensely despised…

To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, shows the growth and maturity of brother and sister Jem and Scout. Jem, being the older and more responsible sibling, changes and adapts much faster than Scout. Jem starts off as a playful, naive 10 year old boy, and under the good parenting of Atticus, re-emerges at the end as a mature and responsible young man. One aspect Jem changes is his view on bravery, starting off with a childish concept of courage, and evolving to having a different form of…

‘’Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." . (chapter 20, Lee). Atticus is explaining the importance of how ignorance should not be tolerated, and the people who take innocent lives won’t face the consequences. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee reveals the social values of Family, equality, and love that she…

In To Kill a Mockingbird, as Jem and Scout mature, Atticus teaches them how one must be courageous to be able to look beyond the social standards of their society, and fight for what is right. Overtime, Jem and Scout realize this as they understand Atticus’ reason for taking on Tom Robinson’s case. Atticus tells Scout that, “before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience,” (140). Atticus believes…

of mystifying the town. Rumor has it that he stabbed his own father in the thigh, but it is impossible to tell rumors from truth because he rarely ever appears outside. Boo is a powerful symbol of justice and goodness, and represents one of the mockingbirds of the story (good person injured by evil of mankind). He sparks Scout curiosity and eventually helps Scout truly understand what it feels like to stand in someone else's shoe. Charles Baker Harris, or Dill, acts as playmates with Scout and…

True courage is being brave and standing up for what scares you the most in life. In this book, To Kill a Mockingbird, courage is represented through many main brave characters such as Atticus, Mrs. Dubose, and Boo Radley. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, true courage is shown by Atticus. Atticus is a great role model; he is a highly respected person throughout the novel. He is a very good citizen and instills very good values to his kids Jem and Scout. Atticus shows lots of courage in the…

To Kill A Mockingbird Essay (Rough draft) In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, empathy is used habitually by the occupants of Maycomb. The main characters in the novel have learned this valuable trait and have put it to good uses, such as in the Tom Robinson case, the Arthur Radley “unveiling” catastrophe, and Jems hard times with adolescence. Many of these things has helped the characters learn and grow their empathy, and changed their character growth dramatically. Atticus Finch…

especially in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Although many may argue that children like Scout never lose their innocence and act just like kids do by. By the end of the novel it is clear that Jean Louise Finch is the most dynamic character in To Kill a Mockingbird. One of the first ways Scout becomes a dynamic character is how she learns to be empathetic. In the beginning, Scout does not see…

Everyone was born with the capacity to be brave, it's what you do with that capacity that defines who you are. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses examples of bravery with her characters, Atticus and Jem. Those characters have intense moments where there is no other choice but to be valiant in the situation they are put into. Bravery is when someone displays an act that no one else would dare to or normally do. Audacious means doing an action that no one else would even think…