Cowardice

Courage is said to be a hero’s trait, the key to success. Cowardice is the antagonist, nobody likes it, nobody wishes to be it. Cowardice makes a meager mouse run your blood cold. Even though courage is defined by many authors differently, in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, courage is the trait to do the right thing. We can draw the definition of real courage from three characters in the story, Bob Ewell, Atticus FInch, and Mrs. Dubose. Courage can only be identified if we know what cowardice is. Dictionary.com says that cowardice is a lack of courage to face difficulty and danger. Cowardice is a lack of courage, the opposite of it in fact. One character who displays titanic cowardice throughout the book is Bob Ewell. Mr. Ewell is a…

Cowardice or Courage: It is a Choice Mahatma Gandhi said, “A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.” This means that only brave people are capable of loving others. Reverend Parris in The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is the perfect example of a coward, and he chooses to put his own needs far above those of his own daughter. Like Gandhi said, it is clear that a coward like Parris is not capable of loving anyone, including his own family. When his daughter…

Courage, Cowardice, and Masculinity at War Usually when people associate war to cowardness, courage, or masculinity, they think that going to war is courageous and manly and not going to war is being a coward. Tim O’Brien explains his own thoughts on this in his collection of short stories, The Things They Carried. His thoughts on what is cowardly and what is courageous are new and worth looking into. He proposes that someone could be both courageous and cowardly depending on how you think of…

unit. After hearing this Henry and Wilson return and and rally their regiment. Henry in the battle leads the charge and with Wilson's assistance picks up the flag from the fallen soldier. Henry instead of running from the battle is now leading it showing a great change in his character. Henry proves his new found courage again when he leads the regiment in a charge, wins, and captures the enemy's flag. In the end of the novel feels peace with his actions. Henry Fleming exhibits numerous…

Courage is the ability to persevere through something that frightens one. Soldiers, who embark on missions that can lead to near-certain death, are seen as the epitome of courage. Fighting in a war, however, does not make someone courageous. In many cases, it is the cowardly route. Going to war because it is easier than not doing so is a cowardly action. This is the reason Tim O’Brien goes to war in The Things They Carried. O’Brien goes to fight in Vietnam after being drafted out of college,…

is courage (60). Spiritedness is something gained from other people, hence the courage achieved from spiritedness is gained in the eyes of another making it more courageous, more noble than any other form. The last association Aristotle makes to describe courage is with pleasure and pain. Aristotle pulls everything said so far back into one unified idea. “For he who is calm in frightening situations and in as he ought to be in the face of them is courageous, more so than he who is as he…

People can often be fooled into thinking their weaknesses are what empowers them. Their minds convince them that the things they use as crutches are the only thing that enables them to stand. In Arthur Millers the Crucible, he communicates through the characters that false self-righteous portrayals lead to an overall struggle of facing the truth. The theme of cowardice versus bravery is consistently evident through characters such as Reverend Hale, Abigail Williams and Danforth. It is presented…

being a hero? Does fearing death make someone a coward? Or is it just being a Joseph? Is that what it means to do what is expected and not attempting to abandon one’s home country at the sight of a draft card? What is a hero, what is a coward, and what makes someone just a Joseph? As young adults, it proves difficult to acquire the ability to produce an accurate response to such inquiries. Without having lived long enough to experience true heroism, and cowardice. Heroism could be seen as the…

of Hamlet, his cowardly nature is one of the first pieces of information that can be gathered on Claudius’ nephew. This is because the audience views Hamlet not as a prince who can move on, but a coward who cannot resolve problems in his own life. Furthermore, his third and most famous soliloquy also shows this quality, as well as his indecisiveness. During Hamlet’s infamous speech, he contemplates if it is better “to be, or not to be” (3.1.56), and mentions that the only reason people choose to…

War revolves around men who are brave, and are willing to take a bullet in the brain fighting for what they believe is right. They risk their lives, and kill other sorry men who are fighting against them. However, enlisting in the army and actually fighting for them are two different things, and only one of the options requires real bravery. This type of Bravery is not found in Henry's heart throughout The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. Crane portrays Henry's cowardice through the use of…