One person who exhibits courage in this story is Atticus. Courage means facing a situation wthout. Atticus showed courage by taking Tom Robinsons case. Atticus knew that the odds were against him and Tom but he tried his hardest anyway. Even though most of the country had racism and segregation Atticus still fought, to what many people thought he would win. That is why Atticus showed courage.
Courage is when you do something no matter what other people have to say about it. Also, when you do something taht the rest does not do, and just being brave. In the story, Atticus exhibits courage because he is defending a black man in court. Most people look down upon this because of the racism. However, Atticus doesnt care. He does it because this is what he believes in. No matter how much people looked down on him and talked about him, he still decides to defend tom. - bethany salvati
Courage is standing up what you believe in no matter who or what is standing in the way. Atticus is a example of a person who has courage in this story. Atticus has courage in this story because he believes that blacks are mistreated and represented a black man in court even know everyone else was racist. ~sydnee s.
Courage is the ability to continue on with what you know is right and what you believe in no matter what the odds or costs. Its being able to stand up and speak against others to voice your opinion. Courage is being able to stand up against the odds no matter how great. and Atticus exibits much of this during the trial.
Courage is to do the right thing nomater what other people think. Atticus is a good example of corage because he supports blacks in a prejudice town. this is why atticus is a good example of courage.Kevin A.
Courage is doing the right thing even thought it might be hard to do. In the story Atticus shows courage. He shows this by being the lawyer of Tom Robinson. He knew that everyone was against them and he had to work hard to win this case. So many people in the society were racist and were not on his side. Through out the book he is very brave and courageous with everything he does. Atticus believed that Tom was innocent even though no one else did. This is how Atticus shows courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. fiddlesticks214
Atticus shows courage because he stands up for Tom Robinson and everyone thinks he is guilty because he is black but Atticus thinks that everyone is equal and Tom should have a fair trial. Also, Everyone is mad at Atticus for standing up for Tom and at the bus stop Bob Ewell spits on Atticus and says that he will get him. King Kong222
Courage is when you have the strength to do the right thing that you feel is right. In order to be courageouse you have to have the right spirit. For example: Tom Robinson,he is very courageouse. He knows that the right thing to do is to not blame Mayella about everything, he is not egger to get her in trouble.He is also, couragouse becasue he is able to say the truth in court. Thats not easy.It takes alot to have courage and i feel that Tom RObinson has met all of those goals.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is a great example of courage. The way Atticus faces every one and stands for Tom Robinson at court is very courageous. Atticus does what’s right and doesn’t care what anyone says. For example, when he was at the bus stop, Mr. Ewell came up to him and was cussing him and he spit in his face, but all Atticus did was wipe it off his face, and didn’t fight back. Atticus did what was right and he didn’t care about what other people thought about him, that’s true courage.
I think that courage is when some stands up for what they believe in and do something that no one else would do. I think that Atticus is courages because he stands up for Tom Robinson and deffends him in court. Back then it would be outrages to deffend a black man, But Atticus Finch did it. That is why i think that Atticus is courages.
Courage means to do somthing no matter what other people say about it. One person in this story that shows Courage is Atticus. Atticus shows courage because during the trail, he was really trying to defend Tom Robinson even when the people tried to beat him up the night before the trail. Another person who shows courage is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson shows courage when he is sitting up on the witness stand when he knows people dont like him because he is a Negero. Finally, another person who shows Courage in this book is Scout. Scout shows courage when she stands up to the people who try to beat up Atticus the night before T om Robinsons trail. This is why Atticus, Tom Robinson, and Scout show Courage in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird
Courage is what you bleive in and it doesnt matter what others think of it. A person who showed courage is Atticus he showed courage once by he stood up to all the whites when they tried to kill Tom Rodsion in jail. Also he showed courage by defending a black men in court and fought just as hard as he would with a white men, because he isnt racist to black people. Thats why Atticus is a good example of courage.
Courage means to do somthing that may be hard but still trying to do it. Aticus shows courage in this book. He showed courage by defending a black person in court. Atticus thinks that blacks and whites should be treated equally. Shannon
Courage is not a man with a gun but somone who has ben beat 100 years before but tries anyway. Atticus shows Curage when he agrees to fight for Tom Robinson even though he new he would be beat
Courage is when someone has the bravery and guts to do something that they normally don’t do, do something that nobody would think that person would do. Atticus shows courage throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird. One example of Atticus showing courage is when he shoots the mad dog. This shows courage because he was put in an element he has not been in for a long time but goes through with it. Atticus shows courage when he took Tom Robinson’s trial. Atticus knew that he wasn’t going to win but he still went through with it because he had to try the best that he could. Another way Atticus shows courage is when Mr. Bob Ewell “cursed him, spat on him, and threatened to kill him.” All Atticus did was stroll away from him. These are some of the many ways Atticus shows courage throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Talkative202
Courage is mental or moral strength to venture, preserve, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.Atticus exhibits courage in the story. Even though he is being called names and having the names affect his family he is still doing the right thing, defending Tom Robinson. BigD208
I agree with sally because Atticus shows courage by being nice to the black people. This is courageous because he is a white person and he knows he will be beat because he is representing the black community in the trial. If Atticus looses he will be made fun of for representing the black people but also for being beat.
Courage is something dangerous to do, but you try it. Atticus is courage in the story, because he protect Tom Robinson, and he doesn't want everyone to hurt him.
Atticus exhibits courage because when bob Ewell spit in his face Atticus just walked away in stead of fighting. This shows courage because of Atticus taking the insult it shows that he is the bigger man. This shows courage because he shows bob and the people of Maycomb that he is not scared of bob. He also shows courage because he just walked away after getting spat on showing that he won’t stoop to his level. He also shows courage because he says that just because you carry a gun doesn’t mean that you are courageous. That is how Atticus shows courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. ironsicada212
Courage is an act of showing that you are not afraid to do what you believe is right. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch shows a lot of courage. He believes in defending Tom Robinson and he believes that he is innocent. Even when the angry mobs came for both him and Tom Robinson, he still defended him. It is courageous because Tom and Atticus were in serious danger and Atticus still decided to help Tom, despite any physical and/or mental risk he would or still may face. This is why and how Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird is courageous. -Eliite206
I completely agree with -Jonathan Sutton-. I agree with him because Atticus shows courage when he stood up for Tom even though he would become one of the most hated people in town. That shows courage.
Courage is the strenth to face your fears. In the story Atticus shows courage by standing his gaurd at the jail for Tom. Anouther person who shows courage is Jem, he is always doing things for Scout such as breaking up a fight and chasing after her when she was getting herself in trouble ~Melanie B
Courage, in my opinion, is when you stand up for someone in a situation that the person cannot handle. In the story, Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson in court. Because Atticus is White and Robinson is black, Atticus is given a problem by other people in Maycomb. Another example is when Heck Tate goes to tell Atticus that the Jailhouse Gang might go to lynch Tom Robinson. This shows courage of Heck because if the other gang found out, they might go after Heck. These are examples of courage in the book. T-Fal409
Courage in this book is Atticus. He has courage because he is the attorney for a black person. Also he has courage because everyone is calling him a nigger lover and making of his kids because he is tom’s attorney. Another reason he has courage is because he is sticking up for a black man in front of all the racists in the attorney. That is how courage is displayed in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Courage is about standing up for youself and other people. Not being afraid of things. Atticus shows alot of courage by defending a black person which no one else would do. Steven L.
A lot of people show courage. However, the person who showed it the most was Atticus. He showed it in many ways. One way is when he defended Tom Robinson. He had a lot of courage to do that because he knows that he will get called names like, “nigger-lover”. He took the names and had them bring his courage up, it didn’t bring him down. Another way he shows it is when the gangs come he doesn’t back down, he stands up for himself and fights back. Not in a physical way though, he did it through words. Atticus is by far the most courageous character in the book, To Kill a Mocking Bird.
Courage is doing what you know is right even though it is hard to do. I think Atticus shows alot of Courage because he defends Tom Robinson in court and in that time it took alot of courage to defend a black man even talking to the black man took alot of courage.
Courage is standing up for yourself and others. Atticus exhibits courage in the book. One way he shows courage is that he wants to take Tom Robinson's case. This shows that Atticus has courage because back then people didn't see blacks as equals. Instead they thought they were below whites, and to help or even be in relation with them was considered not right. So by Atticus taking the case he stood up for Tom, and really wanted to show people he was inoccent. Jessica D
Courage is standing up for what you believe in, even when others think your views are wrong. Tom Robinson showed courage by telling the facts to Judge Taylor and the jury. People were against him not because of what he said in court, but because he was black. He was courageous for standing up for himself.
Courage is facing a difficult situation with strength and faith. Many characters show courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus shows courage when he defends Tom Robinson in court. Atticus put himself and his family in danger by taking this case, but he accepted his duty and tried his hardest to help Robinson. Atticus also shows courage when Bob Ewell threatens him after the trial. Instead of getting angry and causing a fight, Atticus simply walked away. Another character that shows courage in this book is Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose knew she was dying, but she still kept strong while Jem was reading to her. She didn’t break down and ruin her last days; she kept strong and listened to Jem’s stories.
Courage is the ability to perform the appropriate actions in a situation even when the opinions of others are considered. Atticus shows courage when he decides to take on the task of defending Tom Robinson. He understands the fact that many of the Maycomb townspeople are going to disapprove of his actions, but he knows that it is the right thing to do. He tried his best to win this case even when many of the white people were disgusted of him to do this. He also shows courage when he was with Tom Robinson at the Jailhouse. The infuriated racist farmers were going to beat Atticus to get through to Tom, and Atticus, aware of the situation, stood his ground and did not let his fears dictate his actions. With the help of the children, these actions paid off in the long run. Courage plays a big part in the theme of this novel.
The person that exhibits courage is Atticus. The reason why Atticus shows courage is by defending Tom Robinson in court. This takes courage because since Atticus is white it takes a lot for a white man to defend a colored person, in those days. Courage means that he or she can face the fears without thinking what other people would think of it.
Courage is standing up for what you believe in. One person in the story who is couragous is Atticus. He is couragous because even though the majority of the town thinks he shouldn't stand up for Tom Robinson he still does because he thinks its the right thing to do. People have started to look at him differently in town. (in a bad way.) As you can see Atticus exhibits courage throughout the story.
Courage is why you do what is right even when it hard to do the right thing. Atticus does this by trying his best to defen Tom even tho he is black and everyone thinks that it is wronge to defend a black man. Nick C
Courage is doing what you know is right even though you know it is hard to do. Atticus shows this in the book to kill a mockingbird because he feels it is right. He does this by defending a black man in court named Tom Robinson. Atticus also stands up for him and tries his hardest to defend Tom so he doesnt get lynched even though Atticus can be lynched for standing up for a black man. That is how Atticus shows courage in to kill a mockingbird. BY: Julian S.
Courage is having the strength to stand for what you believe in or to do something good that might be hard to do. In this story, Atticus exhibits courage because he goes to court and stands up for Tom Robinson even though other people look down on him for representing a black man. It is very courageous because people at this time were very racist. Also, Atticus could be in danger because people might go after him because he is standing up for and trying to help a black man.
Courage means to stand up for what you believe in, even if it means bad things could happen to you for it. I think Atticus show a lot of courage in the trial against Tom Robinson. He knows that people are upset with him for defending a black man against a white woman, but he does the right thing anyways. No matter what people have to say about him, he’s always doing the right thing. Even if it means people will be upset with him for it.
Courage is doing what you know is right even when you know it is hard to do. Atticus shows great courage through out the story. But the main time he does is during the court trial. He belives in defending Tom Robinson in the court trial, he thinks it is right. He stood up for what he thought was right even though he had potential of beig the most hated person in town. That is why i think Atticus showed great courage, is he stood up for what he thougt was right, on any curcumstanes. James Semmonella
Courage to me is a person doing something right that is difficult to do. Atiicus Finch shows courage because he is defending a black man. Not only is it his job but, he actually wants to represent Tom Robinson. In the story there is a part where a mob tries to get Tom Robinson and kill him. Greatfully Atticus was there making sure nothing would happen to him. Many people in Maycomb critsise Jem, Scout, and Atticus because of what he is doing. Atticus knows what is right and is trying to show the town that black folks are not what they think they are. This is why I think Atticus shows the most courage in this story.
One person that shows courage is Atticus.One way he shows courage is Atticus wants to be Tom Robinson's lawyer.Atticus is not afraid of what people might think or do.Also the time when the mob wanted to hurt Tom Robinson he stood up to the mob and told them to be quiet because he was sleeping.
Courage is doing something that you think may be scary, or when you don’t know what the result will be. One person who has a lot of courage is Tom Robinson. One reason I believe he has a lot of courage is that he went before a large crowd in court. This must have been very scary for him, because many of the people in the jury had unfair thoughts about him because he was black. Also, he has a lot of courage because he was able to tell his side of the story to the court, in which he claimed Mayella had come on to him rather than him raping her, even though he knew that almost no one in the jury would believe his story. Tom Robinson has a lot of courage. Bubblz420
Courage is doing what you know is right even when its hard to do. One person that demostrates emence courage is Atticus.Atticus demostrates courage by taking Tom Robinsons case.This situation is courage because Atticus took toms case even when he knows people are going to question the judgement of him, supporing Tom's case.
Courage is doing what you know is right, even when it is hard to do. Scout has a lot of courage because when Atticus was at the jail with the mob ready to lynch Tom Robinson. Scout really did not know why they were there but, she had a conversation with Mr. Cunningham. She made him remember that he has kids to and if he were Atticus he would not want his kids watch Tom Robinson get lynched either.That is what I think courage means and that is why I think Scout has courage.
One person in the story who shows a tremendous amount of courage is Atticus. Rascism has a huge effect on everyone and even though it was obvious to Atticus that it would be extremely hard to win, he still went into court and faught for Tom Robinson. He handled all the comments from everyone very well and knew not to take it to seriously. To sum it al up, Atticus is very courageous.
In my opinion courage is when you stand up for what you belive in. In this story Atticus shows courage. He shows courage by defending Tom Robinson in trial against Mayalla Ewell. She stated that he raped her and even though the evidence shows that he did not he knew the jury would not find him not guilty. He puts the same amount of energy into the trial as if it was a white man. He also shows courage because he tried to stop the lynching mob. That is how Atticus shows courage.
Courage is doing what is right even though it may be hard. One character that shows courage is Scout. That night when Atticus was at the jail where Tom Robinson was being kept. When the lynching mobb came Scout wanted nothing to happen to Atticus. She was dealing with many drunk men at the same time. She at first thought Mr. Cunningham was their friend. She was trying to make conversation with him. Cut she would not catch on that they were coming to the jail to get Tom Robinson. Scout is a small child who stuck up to many men who were dangerous. This situation was a problem that a little kid normally would not get into.
Courage is standing up to something or someone even if others don’t agree with you. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is very courageous. The people of Maycomb do not think that he should be the lawyer for Tom Robinson. They do not think so because he was black. The town is very racist and doesn’t care how nice you are. It’s all about the color of your skin. A bunch of “gangs” came to the house and the jail cell. They tell Atticus that he should just give up because there is no way he can win. Tom Robinson is black and blacks never win because they are looked upon as bad in society. Tom Robinson is a great guy and doesn’t try to cause any harm at all. By the way he spoke in the trial you could tell he was a gentleman. Atticus stood up for Tom in every way possible. Although the town didn’t agree with what Atticus was doing, he stuck with the case and gave it his best shot anyways. Atticus a man who sticks to what he believes and even if it means because talk crap about him or look down upon him he doesn’t care. He does what he believes is right and taking the case was his decision on doing the right thing. lovexo413
I think that Atticus has a lot of courage. One of the reasons I think Atticus has courage because he is defending Tom Robinson eventhough he is black. Another reason this shows that Atticus has courage is because he doesn't care that everyone thinks he is wrong _Katelyn S.
Courage is what Joey and many other people said. I think that Scout shows alot of courage even though she doe not realize what she is doing when she goes in front of the mob and talks to Mr. Cunningham. ~Gabby S.
Courage is the strength to do something that is right even though it might be hard to do. Atticus shows courage when he goes to court with Tom Robinson. Even though Tom is black, and just about everyone at the time doesn’t like black people, Atticus helped Tom and made a very strong argument in the case.
Courage is doing what is right, even when it it is hard to do. Atticus shows courage in two ways. He has to be Tom Robinisons lawyer but he wants to. HE does everything in his power to make the jury see Tom is innocent. The second reasons he shows courage is because he takes all the harasment. everyone bothers him and his childen about his situation and he takes it.
Courage is exhibited many times in the story “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Atticus has courage because he is a white man working on the case for a black man (Tom Robinson). My people try to go after Atticus in gangs. He trully cares about Tom Robinson because he is not racist at all unlike most white people during that time period. He has a very strong attitude about everything that is going on and he never shows weakness. Atticus is a very courageous character.
Courage is shown in many ways in this book.One example of courage in this book is Atticus. One way Atticus shows courage is by accepting the Tom Robinson case. Also he shows courage by sitting in front of Tom Robinson so he doesnt get lynched. Also courage is shown by Tom Robinson. He shows courage by getting up on teh witness stand and not hiding anything about him or his past. That are two examples of courage in this book.
Courage is doing something right when you know that it’s really hard to do. Atticus definitely has courage because he’s standing up for Tom Robinson, who is black, and he’s actually really trying to win the case. Even though he’s black Atticus doesn’t care what other people think, he’s just doing what he knows is really right. Standing up for a black person in this time was viewed as a totally wrong thing to do, but he doesn’t care. This is how Atticus shows courage. heyitsmex601
Courage is mainly shown by Atticus. He has accepted the Tom Robinson case Even though he is black, he still tries to prove him innocent. Tom Robinson shows courage because by getting up on the witness stand and doesn't hide about him. Also he doesn't hide anything from his past as well. dirtbikerider619
Courage means to be brave or show bravery. Someone who is courageous in "To Kill A Mokingbird" is Atticus Finch. Atticus is courageous because he defended Tom Robinson during the trial even though he was black. Another person who is corageous in this book is Tom Robinson. He is courageous because it takes courage to be a black man and testify against being accused of raping a white woman.-Jordi H.
Also, Ms.Debose showed courage because she broke her addiction to her medicine before she died, she wanted to die free and she tried her hardest. She shows lots of courage as well.
Courage can be shown in many different ways in the story. For example Atticus to me shows the most courage. He is doing what he knows is right even when its hard to do it. Atticus shows this by defending Tom Robinson in his trial. This is hard to do for Atticus because Tom is black and everyone of Maycomb think hes stupid to actually defend a black man. But Atticus just ignores them and does his job by defending Tom. I think that shows real courage to be almost hated by most people in your town but still stick with what you were assigned to do.
Atticus shows alot of courage in this story. This is because he is trying to defend a black man in court. Back then blacks and whites were not to be associated with eachother. It is very rare for someone like Atticus to try to help someone like Tom Robinson. He is very corageous to take part in this kind of trial. -Alessandra V
There are a few people that show courage in the book to kill a mockingbird. One person that shows it extremely is Atticus Finch. He shows alot of courage because he is sticking up for Tom Robinson when he knows it’s going to be a tough battle against the jury, and the Ewells. He is showing courage because he knows sticking up for him is the right thing to do.
I think that courage is doing something even that is tough to do but you know that you have to. I believe that Atticus has is very courageous. One reason why I think this is because he defends Tom Robinson even though he knows that the whole town wiil be against him. Also he shows courage because when the lynch mob came to the jail, Atticus stood up for Tom. This is courageous because he knew that he could have been killed, but he stood up for what he believed in anyway.
Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand but when you’re licked 100 years before but you still try and you may not win but sometimes you do. A character in this story that exhibits courage is Atticus. Atticus shows this because he is a lawyer for Tom Robinson even though he is automatically guilty. Koruption612
I think that people can be couragous in two ways.One way you can be couragous is like a fire fighter. He/she saves peoples lives.The other way you can be couragous is standing up for something that you beleive in even if other people think it's wrong or don't hold the same opinion.In To Kill a Mocking Bird Tom Robinson is couragous. He is couragous because although he doesn't jump into a burning building to save someone, he has to stand up and tell the jury what happened knowing that eventhough he is telling the truth, he will probable be put in jail or linched. Atticus also shows courage. He shows courage because he stands up for Tom eventhought the rest of the town doesn't beleive it is right.
I think courage is when someone believes in what’s right, and follows their beliefs to do the right thing. I think that Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was a black man in court, and Atticus (a wealthy white lawyer) defended him. The town was furious with Atticus but he carried on and did what’s right. Although Mayella, the plaintiff, won Atticus showed courage, and that’s what being a good person all is about. MrxGamer615
Atticus exhibits courage because he is standing up for what he believes in even though everybody elsee will hate him for it. He is defending a black man and actually trying to do a good job. All the whites will hate him for this. Jake D.
Someone in To Kill a Mockingbird who I think exhibits courage is Scout. When Atticus first told her that people would bother her about him defending a black man, he said not to get into any fights with others. Scout did as she was told. This makes her courageous because she had to control herself when others bothered her. Scout shows courage in this book. David K.
I think Dolphus Raymond shows courage. He does this because he marries a black woman and he leaves all of his families plans for him & their money behind. If he had just stayed with his family he would still be a rich man married to a nice white woman with no problems. But he took the chance of marrying a black woman. I think this shows great courage because people lost respect for him & he went against his families plans for him. I think that it taked great courage to stand up for what you believe in. Stephanie E.
In To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee, Atticus’ definition of courage is “Courage is not a person with a gun in their hands, it is a person who is licked one hundred years before they still try to win.” This is probably the best way to explain courage because most people think that it is the other way around. Atticus has courage in the story when he stands out side the jail so they would not hurt Tom Robinson (his client). This is courage because he new that they would probably beat him up but he still stood up for what was right.
Nobody is recognising ms.debose, she is not a major character but she still shows lots of courage with breaking her addiction before she died. She shows just as much courage but in a different way. Rich A.
Courage is doing somthing eventhough you are afraide. Atticus is afraid for Scout and Jem because people will hate them, because "their daddy is a niger lover". Even though he is afraide he difends tom simply because it's what he believes in. If your never afraide your not brave you just stupid. Mrs. Dubose shos courage to. she is afraide to quit morfeine but she fights her fear and wins before her time is up.
Courage is having integrity and doing what is right even when it is very difficult. There were many people in "To Kill a Mocking Bird." Atticus was couragous enough to stand up for Tom Robinson in the court and in the jailhouse. He always did what he thought was right, and never let anyone pressure him into doing otherwise. He was always couragous since he didn't start fights when people made fun of him or tried to get him not to defend Robinson. Another person who had courage was Mrs. Dubose since she knew that she was going to die one way or another and it would be much easier to die without breaking her addiction, but she still did it. Tom Robinson also had courage since he helped and was nice to Mayella even though he knew he could have gotten in trouble. Unfortunately, many people in the book didn't recognize these couragous people as couragous. Most people thought that Atticus was being horrible by helping Tom Robinson. Hardly anyone considered him couragous for doing this great act, even his own sister. There were people who did things that they could have gotten in trouble for that they thought was right, but, by our standards at least, weren't right. One example of this was Bob Ewell who lied in front of the court and did many other horrible things and didn't care what trouble he could've gotten into or what others thought of him. But this was not couragous, just really mean. This shows how different people may think that they are couragous, when they're not. And people may not think someone is being couragous, when they are. But in my opinion, Atticus, Mrs. Dubose, and Tom Robinson were very couragous. Rachel K.
Courage is someone who tries and never gives up even knowing they might get beat. Atticus shows a lot of courage in the story. He defends blacks, and people make fun of him for it. He goes to court defending them. He knows that they got licked a hundred years, but still tries. On the day of the trail he never gives up. This is why Atticus shows courage. IvMattyPownzer606
In a way, Tom Robinson exhibits courage as well. He decided to stay in the town and face the jury instead of running away. Any other black man would have ran away and would be afraid of getting lynched. He stayed in Maycomb even though his chances of being lynched were higher. Jake D.
I believe that Atticus shows courage in the book To Kill A Mockingbird because even though he knows that he is probably going to lose the case and that he is going to be tormented for defending a black man, he still does his best and tries to prove Tom innocent. -Nick T.
Courage means many things. There is no one definition of courage. Courage could mean running into a burning building to save a trapped child. Or it could mean facing somthing that you know is going to be hard to do and you will probably fail at, but you do it anyways. One person who shows courage in this story is Mrs. Dubbose. She showed the latter definition of courage. She had an addiction and she knew that she was going to have an extremely tough time breaking it, but she did it any ways. It takes a lot of courage to look failure in the face, know that you may not make it, but go down fighting any way. I personally admire Mrs. Dubbose for that even though she was a grumpy, cruel, old lady.
I think that Atticus shows a great deal of courage throughout this story, but especially when the trial rolls around. he is helping out a black man in court and in return is getting ridiculed, threatened, and harrassed. Even his children are made fun of. He put his family on the line just to help out a black man. No other white man would even think of doing this. It takes great courage to be Atticus.
In Atticus’ eyes courage doesn’t mean being brave enough to shoot a gun, it’s being licked for most of your life and standing up for yourself. I think that Scout shows a lot of courage because when Atticus is talking to the gang/mob Scout just runs over and talks to Atticus. I also think that Atticus has a lot of courage too because he isn’t afraid of being ridiculed for defending tom Robinson in the trial. Also he isn’t afraid of being nice to black people, he isn’t prejudice like everyone else in town , even his own sister is prejudice. Twilightlvr614
Courage is doing the right thing even thought it might be hard to do. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus shows a lot of courage. He shows a lot of courage by defending Tom Robinson. He says to Scout I know we are going to lose the case but it’s the just thing to do, the most I can do is try. It takes a lot of courage because everyone in Maycomb is very racist, so all the people will be giving him a lot of grief about defending a black man. This is an example of courage in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. HelloItsMe611
In this to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Atticus Finch is an example of true courage. Atticus Finch against impossible odds defends a guilty black man Tom Robinson against a people full of racism. Atticus is courageous because he does what is right even when everybody is against him. This is in my definition courage. In conclusion Atticus is an example of courage.
Another word for courage could be braveness. You could be courageous in a sense of doing a dangerous stunt that could cost your whole life. Also you could be courageous by showing some integrity, by standing for your own opinion and not following what others think. Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson in court even though Tom Robinson is black. Jem also shows some courage by risking his life in trying to see what Boo Radley looks like. Calpurnia shows courage by bringing Jem and Scout to her congregation.
i think that Atticus shows courage throught the entire book. one way atticus shows courage is by lawering for tom robinson. this shows courage because lawering for a black man puts himself and his children in danger.
Courage is when you do something that is right no matter what anyone says about it. One person who exhibits courage is Atticus because he is defending a black man in the court. Many people in Maycomb, most of them, think this is wrong because they are racists. But Atticus doesn’t care because he is showing courage. BUBBLES619
Courage is standing up what you believe in no matter who or what is standing in the way. Atticus is a example of a person who has courage in this story. Atticus has courage in this story because he believes that blacks are mistreated and represents a black man in court even knowing everyone else was racist. Another example of why Atticus is courageous is because he believes that blacks should be treated equally and he stands up for them even when people disapprove of it.
Courage is doing what you know is right even when it’s hard to do. Atticus shows courage in the story by defending Tom Robinson. Atticus knows that the jury will decide that Tom is guilty no matter what evidence he gets, Tom Robinson will be found guilty. He knows that defending Tom is the right thing to do though, so he still trys to defend him anyway. Atticus also knows that many people in town will be angry at him for defending a black man, but he knows what the right thing to do is.
To me courage means to stand up or stand by what is right. In the story I think Atticus Finch shows the most courage of anybody. He stood up in court against a black man which was unheard of in this time period. He did this because he knew that this was right. This was courage’s because he knew no one would agree with this. Nikeshoes607
Courage to me is doing what is right even though others may not seem to agree. Atticus is a significant example of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a great example, because even though everyone thought that Atticus was crazy and wrong for representing Tom Robinson, he still tried his hardest and gave it his all. He treated it like any other case, even though he was defending a colored man. I also found it courageous of him to go to the jail that Tom was at because of Heck Tate’s warning. Later on in the book we find out that he didn’t carry a gun or weapon on him when he went, which most people would have, which shows that he was quite brave. Another person I found that displayed courage was Mrs. Dubose. I find her so inspiring, because she knew she had an addiction, but she fought hard to resist it and in the end died. Although Scout and Jem thought of her as mean and cruel, I still find her very admirable.
Courage to me is doing what is right even though others may not seem to agree. Atticus is a significant example of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a great example, because even though everyone thought that Atticus was crazy and wrong for representing Tom Robinson, he still tried his hardest and gave it his all. He treated it like any other case, even though he was defending a colored man. I also found it courageous of him to go to the jail that Tom was at because of Heck Tate’s warning. Later on in the book we find out that he didn’t carry a gun or weapon on him when he went, which most people would have, which shows that he was quite brave. Another person I found that displayed courage was Mrs. Dubose. I find her so inspiring, because she knew she had an addiction, but she fought hard to resist it and in the end died. Although Scout and Jem thought of her as mean and cruel, I still find her very admirable.
In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson and Atticus are the ones who show courage in many ways. Courage to me is to stand up for someone or for you and to be strong. Tom Robinson had the courage to tell the truth in the court room. He didn’t get nervous like Mayella and to lie to the judge. Now he has to have the courage to go to jail for something he didn’t do. Atticus was very courageous also. He stood up for Tom Robinson and gave his all for him. He tried to keep Tom innocent. In conclusion, Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch are the ones that show courage the most throughout the book. -liveplaysoftball826
Courage is to do the right thing that other people don’t have the strength to do. Atticus exhibits courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. He has courage because he defended a black man in court when nobody else wanted to. Atticus had angry mobs come to his house and he was also called bad names, such as a “nigger – lover”, but he still defended Tom. Calpurnia also showed courage in this book. She had courage when she brought the children to church with her. She had to stand up for them when Lulu came. These are two characters in the book that have courage.
In this story there are many examples of courage. One character that shows alot of courage is Atticus. One example of this is that he defends Tom Robbinson who is a black person and during that time period whites and blacks did not get along well.While defending Tom Atticus had to face many different problems. One issue was that two different ganges confronted Atticus about how he is just defending a black who is worthless.When these gangs were confronting Atticus he could have been very badely harmed, but wasn't because Jem, Scout, and Dill came and stepped in.Also Atticus shows courage becuase he belives that Tom didn't comitt the crime and he had to have alot of courage to stand up for a black person.This is why i belive that Atticus Finch shows alot of courage.
Courage is doing what you think is right no matter what the consequences are. In this book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is courageous because he was willing to sit outside the jail when he knew that a mob would be coming. He is also courageous because he was willing to defend a man that had a low chance of winning. Also, Jem was courageous because he went out to see what his dad was doing out and he did not run when he saw the people.
Tom Robinson and Atticus are the two main people that show courage in the text. The definiton for courage in my opinion is that you be strong or stand up for something important to you. Tom Robinson had the courage to tell the truth in the multiple trials unlike Mayella who was lieing to the judge the whole time. He also has courage to go to jail for something that he didnt do. Atticus was being very couragous by deffending Tom Robinson. Tom was a black person and a laywer for a black person back then would either lose the case or be killed. In summary, Tom and Atticus were characters that showed courage in many ways.
Atticus Finch defines courage as “Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand; Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what". Courage, in my opinion, is when something is hard for you but you do it anyway. Atticus displays courage because he knows how people will respond to him defending Tom Robinson in court, but he does it anyway. This is courageous because it is hard to rise above the many people who resent him for defending Tom Robinson. Scout and Jem have courage also because they both get tormented at school about their father defending Tom Robinson. They used to be hurt by this, but they began to overcome this. This is courageous because it is hard to overcome this, but they do.
Courage is ability to do what you know what is right no matter what other people say. One person who clearly exhibits courage is Atticus Finch because he took Tom Robinson’s case and tried his hardest even though people though he shouldn’t have taken the case and were criticizing him. The Tom Robinson case was a big risk because it may have put Atticus’s life into danger and people started calling him names such as “nigger lover”. He defended a black man which was a big deal in Maycomb. Tom Robinson also shows courage because he went to court to explain something he didn’t do and didn’t give in into the pressures of other people (Ewells, ect.).
Courage is being to do what you believe and not follow what everybody else is doing. Atticus shows exhibits courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is courageous because he helps Tom Robinson even though he’s black. Most people in town are racist and think that what Atticus is doing is wrong. Atticus has courage and doesn’t listen to everyone else because he knows what is right. That is how Atticus is courageous.
There are a couple characters in this book that exhibit courage in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Courage is doing what you think is right even if other people don’t agree with you. First, Atticus Finch has a lot of courage for representing Tom Robinson in the trial against the Ewells. Many people hated him for being a black man’s lawyer, but he stuck to it, even if other people didn’t want him to. Also, Tom Robinson showed courage because he told the truth when Atticus and Mr. Gilmer were questioning him. He didn’t leave anything out, like Mayella did when she was getting nervous and kept changing her story. He was also showing courage by helping Mayella when she needed help and declined her request to pay him a nickel for his services. Starshockey815
One person who exhibits courage in this story is Atticus. He is a very courageous man because he stood up to the mob that wanted Tom Robinson killed. He is courageous for standing up for Tom Robinson, when nobody else would. He knew that people would be angry at him but he stood up for what he thought was right. -AtssJr809
Courage is being able to do the right thing no matter how hard it is for you to do and how many obstacles you may face on the way to your goal. In the story Atticus exhibits courage because he is defending a black man accused of rape in a the 1930s where racism was still very strong. Also, Atticus is even braver for being a white man defending a black man and that could cause him to get ostrasized by the town but he is still trying his best to prove that Tom Robinson is innocent. This proves that Atticus is courageous since he will defend someone which is doing the right thing and dealing with all of the racism and isolation he is facing now. BonJovi818
Courage is showing that you have no fear of doing something. You will do whatever it takes to complete the task. You believe in yourself and help others. Mrs. Dubose has showed courage and along with Atticus. Atticus stood up for Tom Robinson who is a black man which shows the most courage.
Courage is to exhibit a strength you have and it allows you to follow your heart even if everyone disagrees with you. Atticus probably has has the most courage in the story because he is defending a black man in court and that shows a lot of courage. This is because not many people would be able to do that infront of everyone in town. Also he is defending Tom for his kids to show them to have courage and to stand by what is right.
Courage is when you are doing the right thing when it’s hard to do. In the book, Atticus shows courage in many ways. He was courageous for defending Tom Robinson in court because he knew people would mock him and be unkind to him because he was defending a black person and whites were racist towards blacks during the 1930s. He also showed courage by standing up to the two mobs that came to him at his house and the jail. It was courageous because he was telling the people they had no right to treat Tom badly or to move the trial just for the townspeople’s sake.
I think courage is being brave and doing what you think is right no matter what the circumstances are. One person who shows great courage in the book is Scout. She shows courage because she sticks up for her dad, Atticus. For example, when Francis called Atticus a “#!**$& lover” Scout beat him up, and I think that is just one example of how she is courageous. Atticus is also very courageous because he defended Tom Robinson. Tom shows courage because he was very courageous in the trial. He would get up on the stand and tell the truth no matter how much trouble he could get into. Over all there are a lot of characters in To Kill A Mockingbird that are courageous people. ~cyberboy808
Courage is to do something even though you know it will be challeging and difficult to acomplish. Ms. Dubose was one of the many characters who showed courage. She showed courage by quitting her medication even though she knew she would die and it would be painful. In the end she acomplsihed her goal and died free of drugs. Atticus is another courageous character in this story. He shows courage when he agrees to defend Tom. He knew that he would lose friends and family for defending a black man, but yet, he did it anyway. He did what he thought was right even though he knew it would be hard. These are only a few of the characters who are courageous in to kill a mockingbird. -Dana Grindall
Courage means to face something or someone knowing that it is right no matter what other peopole say. Ms. Dubose shows a great deal of courage in this story. She was addicted to morphine but she found out she only had months to live so she showed courage and tried her hardest to get off of the drug. She wanted to die being clean of drugs and it took a lot to do what she did. She was very commited and courages. She eventually died but she died with no trace of drugs in her.
Courage is when someone stands up for something no matter what other people may think. Atticus shows courge in many ways, especially during the trail scene. Atticus stood up for Tom Robinson even though he was putting his family on the line. He defended a black man in court, something most other white males would not do, and in return Atticus and his children are getting harassed and threatened. Also, Atticus knows that he will probably lose the case. Atticus shows great courage throughout the story.
I think there were a couple characters that showed courage in this story. One of these was Mrs. Dubose, who was able to wane herself off of morphine before her death. Another was Atticus, who tried his hardest to win Tom Robinson's case and keep him out of jail. A third was in fact Tom Robinson, who went up onto the witness stand and testified the truth and nothing but it, which put his life at risk. Those are the characters in the book who show courage. - Matt C.
Courage is going against what everyone else thinks to do what you think is right. Atticus, is an obvious figure of courage in this book. He decides to defend Tom Robinson in the trial even though he knows a lot of people will not respect him for it and will try and hurt him or his family. Another person in this book who has courage is Mr. Raymond. He hangs around with black people even though he knows everyone thinks it's wrong for him to do so. Then, he gives the town a reason as to why he is always hanging with colored people. He pretends to be drunk all the time. Both of these characters in To Kill a Mockingbird show immense courage. Jackie G
Courage is doing what you think is right, or having the strength to do what you want no matter what. Atticus exhibits courage because even though Tom Robinson is black he still stands up for him. A lot of people in the book say bad things about Atticus since he is going against a white person for a black person. This is very courageous because it could get him into a lot of trouble, and cause a lot of problems for him and his children but it is the right thing to do so he is doing it. Fro example, in the book Atticus went to the jail to protect Tom Robinson, and he came very close to getting into a fight with a gang of men that would have easily been able to beat him up. In conclusion, Atticus exhibits courage.
A character who showed courage was Tom Robbinson. It was very dangerous for a black man to testify against a white person. He risked his life to tell the truth. He had to be very careful about what he said. When someone asked if Mayella was lying Tom said "she was just mistaken in her mind". This is so the white people wouldn't be offended.
Courage is doing an action or deed that is hard to do but the right thing. A person who exhibits this feature is Atticus. In the trial of Tom Robinson many lawyers wouldn't represent Tom in the case since he's black, and he raped a white woman. Atticus showed courage by defending Tom to the end instead of letting the Ewell's win. Also, Atticus knows the right thing to do for a person and showed it in the trail. Even though Tom had little to no chance of winning with a white jury he kept battling the case to the end. This is why Atticus shows many signs of courage.
Courage is doing something extreme or doing what you think is right. There are many people in this book that show courage. Some of these people are Atticus, Tom Robinson, Mrs.Dubose and many others. Atticus shows courage in this book because he is defending a black man and he went to the jail to stop the gang from lynching Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson shows courage in this book because he is testifying against a white person even though he knows he will probably get lynched. Mrs. Dubose shows courage in this book because she fought of the addiction of morphine.
Mrs. Dubose showed courage because she wanted to die free olf her morphine addiction, so she tried to quit while she was already towards the end of her life, which made it harder. She did end up off morphine when she died. I also think Atticus showed courage because he defended Tom Robinson, which was unheard of at that time. Atticus defended Tom no matter what the other people of Maycomb said because in his eyes, Tom is a good person. Atticus sees this while everyone else immediately thinks badly of Tom because he is black.
Courage is facing the very things that give you fear or harsh mixed feelings, and I think there were a couple characters that showed courage in this story. One of these was Mrs. Dubose, who was able to wane herself off of morphine before her death. Another was Atticus, who tried his hardest to win Tom Robinson's case and keep him out of jail. A third was in fact Tom Robinson, who went up onto the witness stand and testified the truth and nothing but it, which put his life at risk. Those are the characters in the book who show courage. - Matt C.
Courage is doing an action or deed that is hard to do but the right thing. A person who exhibits this feature is Atticus. In the trial of Tom Robinson many lawyers wouldn't represent Tom in the case since he's black, and he raped a white woman. Atticus showed courage by defending Tom to the end instead of letting the Ewell's win. Also, Atticus knows the right thing to do for a person and showed it in the trail. Even though Tom had little to no chance of winning with a white jury he kept battling the case to the end. This is why Atticus shows many signs of courage.
Courage is exhibited in many ways throughout the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. One example of this in this book is Atticus. Atticus shows courage by defending a black man. Nobody in the town of Maycomb would dare to defend a blakc man because that is a terrible thing to do during the time period of 1930's. Tom Robinson exhibits courage by telling the truth during the trial of himself and Mayella Ewell. No black man during that era would tell the truth because they knew that they would get in trouble and lynched. Mrs. Dubose is another character that shows courage because she died without any morphine addiction. Throughout the chapter that Jem has to read to her, she sets her clock back each day to make sure that she does beheld to nothing or no one. In conclusion, many people show courage in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Courage means to do the right thing even when it is hard to. One example of courage is when Atticus defends Tom Robinson in court. This is courageous since people may not like him, and treat him poorly but he was still brave enough to do it. Another example of bravery is when Atticus stands his ground against the mob of angry farmers trying to get to Tom Robinson. This is courageous since the farmers could have hurt him or even done worse, but he didn’t back down. These are examples of courage in the story.
Courage is doing what is right, and saying the truth, even if it may not be the best thing for you. You also don't show fear. Someone who is courageous in this story is Mrs. Dubose. She fought through her drug addiction and she made it through. She wanted to die free of any additions and not to need anything and she did. Tom Robinson and Atticus are also very courageous. Tom Robinson went to court and agreed to go to jail for something he didn't do. He was also courageous because he told the judge the truth the whole time. Atticus was courageous because he decided to defend Tom Robinson in court, even though Tom is black. He knew everyone would not say very good things about him, but he decided to stand up for him anyways. I believe that this is showing courage. -Nikole D.
Courage is doing what you believe is right and not doing what other people believe that you should do. There are two characters in this book that show courage. These two characters are Mrs. Dubose and Atticus.
Mrs Dubose shows courage. She shows courage by getting off her medication. She knew thats she was going to die and she wanted to die without an addiction. So, she showed courage by getting off her medictation.
Also, Atticus shows courage. He shows courage becuase he defends Tom RObinson even though other people say he shouldn't. He is doing what's right and not what other people say he should do.
Courage is standing up for what is right regardless of what is easy. Atticus exhibits this trait perfectly. He defends Tom Robinson of his own will even though he knows everyone will hate him for it. He and his children are constantly ridiculed but he remains strong. Even when a gang threatens him he doesn’t break a sweat. That is true courage. This_Is_Sparta!!!821
In To Kill a Mockingbird there are way too many examples of courage to list. But one that I would like to point out is the fact that Atticus is defending a black man. This is courage to me because in the 1930’s racism was VERY common. But what wasn’t common is for a white man to defend a black man and this is exactly what Atticus Finch was doing. The dangers Atticus has to face is not just only physical but mental to! What I mean by this is that in one point in the book a whole gang came to lynch Tom and Atticus stood up for him even though they could have hurt him extremely bad. One example of mental dangers is the names and threats he gets called. Such as the point when Mr. Ewell spit on him and told him that he’d get him if it took him the rest of his life. One last example of mental danger is when how people is how Scouts cousin and Mrs. Dubose call him a “nigger” lover. Atticus shows true courage to be able to withstand these dangers Galacticgirl807
Courage is the strength to stand up for what you think is right. Atticus is a character who exhibits a lot of courage! He is defending Tom Robinson, a black man, who was said to have rapped Myella Ewell. Atticus is so courageous because this is an extremely racist time period and blacks were considered the lowest in society at this time, they were even considered lower than the white trash Ewells. Blacks were often convicted with crimes they never did and no white people really cared at all. Many of the town’s people are very racist and don’t think Atticus should be defending a black man. Mr. Ewell came up to Atticus, spat in his face, swore at him, and threatened to kill Atticus for defending Tom! He was also confronted twice by two different mobs! It takes real courage to stand up for what you think is right, and that’s just what Atticus is doing! Xoxosummertime814
There were a few courageous characters in this story. One very courageous character was Mrs. Dubose. She had a terrible morphine addiction and she knew she was not going to live much longer. She wanted to die drug free. Everyday she would do her best to keep her mind off of drugs. Another brave character was Tom Robinson. He went into court and told his side of the story. He stood up for himself in a room full of people who hated him. He stuck to his story and told the truth. Both of these characters were extremely courageous.
To me, courage is fighting for what you believe in, despite what others say. One character in the story that exhibits courage is Atticus. Atticus shows courage when he agrees to take Tom Robinson’s case. This is seen unacceptable in society during this time period because Robinson is a black man, but Atticus knows in his heart he can’t refuse the case. He knows that Tom Robinson is innocent, and that this is simply a “trial of black and white”. Because of his defending a black man, many of his own neighbors shun him and criticize him behind his back, calling him “n****r lover”. They basically think he is a traitor, and a white man should not defend a black man, who is beneath him. But Atticus refuses to back down from the case. He will not let silly prejudices get in the way of his morals. He will not refuse to defend someone because of skin color. vanilla418
Nice post Englishstinks407! It is an important point to make that Atticus was putting himself and his family in danger by defending Tom Robinson. I wonder how many of us would be willing to do the same. That's why I have that sign in my room asking, "What would Atticus do?" He is a terrific role model and a real hero, I think!
In Atticus’ eyes courage isn’t being brave enough to shoot a gun, its being licked all your life and doing something about it. Atticus shows great courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is so brave that he defended a black man in court even though people in the town of Maycomb would ridicule him for it. Also he took Tom’s case even though he knew that he most likely wouldn’t win the case. He believes that everyone should be created equal and that people shouldn’t be prejudice. Also Scout is brave for running up to Atticus when he was talking to the mob by the jail. Twilightlvr614
The word “Courage” is demonstrated throughout this story in 2 different ways. The first is a much more common idea of the word. And this is used by Dill, who is up to any dare or prank, no matter how scary it happens to be. Dill was courageous enough to touch the Radley house several times and to lie to Atticus in order to get Jem and Scout out of trouble. The second type of courage is more mental and in your mind than what Dill shows. Atticus demonstrates this courage by taking the Tom Robinson case. He believes that Tom should be free, so he is risking his image in Maycomb, time, and money in an attempt to free Robinson. He once told Jem and Scout that courage is shown not by a gun in your hand. This statement is shown by him and this case.
A person in the story who shows courage in the book is Atticus. He shows courage by taking the case of defending Tom Robinson. It showed courage because he knew that he was going to get criticized a lot by taking this case and the new that the odds were against him but still tried his hardest anyway. An instance when Atticus showed courage was when Mr. Ewell threatened Atticus after the case. Atticus could have made a big deal about it but instead just walked away. Another time were Atticus shows bravery was in the jailhouse, when he went there to defend Tom Robinson from the farmers who came there to kill him That is how Atticus shows bravery in the book. The Man 411
Courage is doing something no matter the consequence. This is exhibited by both Jem and Scout for they have the courage to go to school each day and face the ridicule they gain from their father’s job. There class mates openly insult and indulge in name calling but still they remain completely lax in appearance. Though they grow anger they never show their feelings to anyone unless they see it fit to restore pride to their family and ingage in a fight.
I think that courage is doing what you think is right regardless of what others think you should do. One person who shows courage in this story is Atticus. He is courageous in defending a black person in court. He knows that Tom is innocent, and he tried to make it right, even though many people judged him and said he shouldn’t. This is very courageous. Another person who had courage was Mrs. Dubose. She was addicted to Morphine and she knew she was going to die. She didn’t want to die as a prisoner to her addiction, so she quit. Atticus and Mrs. Dubose are both very courageous.
Courage is having the bravery to do something you normally wouldn’t do. Someone that is courageous is fearless. I think Mrs. Dubose showed courage throughout Part One of the book. She showed courage when she stopped taking her meds event though it was more painful for her. She had the courage to stop taking her meds so she would die, “beholden to nothing or nobody.” Another person in the book that had courage was Atticus. Atticus showed courage when he took Tom Robinson’s case even though he was black and many people would not agree with him. Atticus and Mrs. Dubose showed courage. ~~Flip Flops802
One person who exhibits courage in this story is Atticus. Courage means facing a situation wthout. Atticus showed courage by taking Tom Robinsons case. Atticus knew that the odds were against him and Tom but he tried his hardest anyway. Even though most of the country had racism and segregation Atticus still fought, to what many people thought he would win. That is why Atticus showed courage.
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Courage is when you do something no matter what other people have to say about it. Also, when you do something taht the rest does not do, and just being brave. In the story, Atticus exhibits courage because he is defending a black man in court. Most people look down upon this because of the racism. However, Atticus doesnt care. He does it because this is what he believes in. No matter how much people looked down on him and talked about him, he still decides to defend tom.
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Courage is standing up what you believe in no matter who or what is standing in the way. Atticus is a example of a person who has courage in this story. Atticus has courage in this story because he believes that blacks are mistreated and represented a black man in court even know everyone else was racist.
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Courage is the ability to continue on with what you know is right and what you believe in no matter what the odds or costs. Its being able to stand up and speak against others to voice your opinion. Courage is being able to stand up against the odds no matter how great. and Atticus exibits much of this during the trial.
ReplyDeleteCourage is to do the right thing nomater what other people think. Atticus is a good example of corage because he supports blacks in a prejudice town. this is why atticus is a good example of courage.Kevin A.
ReplyDeleteCourage is doing the right thing even thought it might be hard to do. In the story Atticus shows courage. He shows this by being the lawyer of Tom Robinson. He knew that everyone was against them and he had to work hard to win this case. So many people in the society were racist and were not on his side. Through out the book he is very brave and courageous with everything he does. Atticus believed that Tom was innocent even though no one else did. This is how Atticus shows courage in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Atticus shows courage because he stands up for Tom Robinson and everyone thinks he is guilty because he is black but Atticus thinks that everyone is equal and Tom should have a fair trial. Also, Everyone is mad at Atticus for standing up for Tom and at the bus stop Bob Ewell spits on Atticus and says that he will get him.
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Courage is when you have the strength to do the right thing that you feel is right. In order to be courageouse you have to have the right spirit. For example: Tom Robinson,he is very courageouse. He knows that the right thing to do is to not blame Mayella about everything, he is not egger to get her in trouble.He is also, couragouse becasue he is able to say the truth in court. Thats not easy.It takes alot to have courage and i feel that Tom RObinson has met all of those goals.
ReplyDeleteIn To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is a great example of courage. The way Atticus faces every one and stands for Tom Robinson at court is very courageous. Atticus does what’s right and doesn’t care what anyone says. For example, when he was at the bus stop, Mr. Ewell came up to him and was cussing him and he spit in his face, but all Atticus did was wipe it off his face, and didn’t fight back. Atticus did what was right and he didn’t care about what other people thought about him, that’s true courage.
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I think that courage is when some stands up for what they believe in and do something that no one else would do. I think that Atticus is courages because he stands up for Tom Robinson and deffends him in court. Back then it would be outrages to deffend a black man, But Atticus Finch did it. That is why i think that Atticus is courages.
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Courage means to do somthing no matter what other people say about it. One person in this story that shows Courage is Atticus. Atticus shows courage because during the trail, he was really trying to defend Tom Robinson even when the people tried to beat him up the night before the trail. Another person who shows courage is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson shows courage when he is sitting up on the witness stand when he knows people dont like him because he is a Negero. Finally, another person who shows Courage in this book is Scout. Scout shows courage when she stands up to the people who try to beat up Atticus the night before T om Robinsons trail. This is why Atticus, Tom Robinson, and Scout show Courage in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird
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Courage is what you bleive in and it doesnt matter what others think of it. A person who showed courage is Atticus he showed courage once by he stood up to all the whites when they tried to kill Tom Rodsion in jail. Also he showed courage by defending a black men in court and fought just as hard as he would with a white men, because he isnt racist to black people. Thats why Atticus is a good example of courage.
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Courage means to do somthing that may be hard but still trying to do it. Aticus shows courage in this book. He showed courage by defending a black person in court. Atticus thinks that blacks and whites should be treated equally.
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Courage is doing the right thing even it is hard to do. I think Atticus shows the courage, because he shows the respect to Tom even he is black.
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Atticus is couragous because he had the courage to defend his children and shoot that stray dog.
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Atticus is courage becuse he shot at the dog for the kids and he don't want the dog hurt kids. The dog was rabids and had fleas on it. Kevin J
ReplyDeleteCourage is not a man with a gun but somone who has ben beat 100 years before but tries anyway. Atticus shows Curage when he agrees to fight for Tom Robinson even though he new he would be beat
ReplyDeleteCourage is when someone has the bravery and guts to do something that they normally don’t do, do something that nobody would think that person would do. Atticus shows courage throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird. One example of Atticus showing courage is when he shoots the mad dog. This shows courage because he was put in an element he has not been in for a long time but goes through with it. Atticus shows courage when he took Tom Robinson’s trial. Atticus knew that he wasn’t going to win but he still went through with it because he had to try the best that he could. Another way Atticus shows courage is when Mr. Bob Ewell “cursed him, spat on him, and threatened to kill him.” All Atticus did was stroll away from him. These are some of the many ways Atticus shows courage throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Talkative202
ReplyDeleteCourage is mental or moral strength to venture, preserve, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.Atticus exhibits courage in the story. Even though he is being called names and having the names affect his family he is still doing the right thing, defending Tom Robinson.
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I agree with sally because Atticus shows courage by being nice to the black people. This is courageous because he is a white person and he knows he will be beat because he is representing the black community in the trial. If Atticus looses he will be made fun of for representing the black people but also for being beat.
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Courage is something dangerous to do, but you try it. Atticus is courage in the story, because he protect Tom Robinson, and he doesn't want everyone to hurt him.
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Atticus exhibits courage because when bob Ewell spit in his face Atticus just walked away in stead of fighting. This shows courage because of Atticus taking the insult it shows that he is the bigger man. This shows courage because he shows bob and the people of Maycomb that he is not scared of bob. He also shows courage because he just walked away after getting spat on showing that he won’t stoop to his level. He also shows courage because he says that just because you carry a gun doesn’t mean that you are courageous. That is how Atticus shows courage in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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I agree with talkative202, Atticus also shows courage by defending Tom Robinson in court.
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Courage is an act of showing that you are not afraid to do what you believe is right. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch shows a lot of courage. He believes in defending Tom Robinson and he believes that he is innocent. Even when the angry mobs came for both him and Tom Robinson, he still defended him. It is courageous because Tom and Atticus were in serious danger and Atticus still decided to help Tom, despite any physical and/or mental risk he would or still may face. This is why and how Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird is courageous.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with -Jonathan Sutton-. I agree with him because Atticus shows courage when he stood up for Tom even though he would become one of the most hated people in town. That shows courage.
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I think BigD208 is right that Atticus does have courage and all those example are correct. Atticus keeps on doing the right thing.
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Courage is the strenth to face your fears. In the story Atticus shows courage by standing his gaurd at the jail for Tom. Anouther person who shows courage is Jem, he is always doing things for Scout such as breaking up a fight and chasing after her when she was getting herself in trouble
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Courage, in my opinion, is when you stand up for someone in a situation that the person cannot handle. In the story, Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson in court. Because Atticus is White and Robinson is black, Atticus is given a problem by other people in Maycomb. Another example is when Heck Tate goes to tell Atticus that the Jailhouse Gang might go to lynch Tom Robinson. This shows courage of Heck because if the other gang found out, they might go after Heck. These are examples of courage in the book.
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Courage in this book is Atticus. He has courage because he is the attorney for a black person. Also he has courage because everyone is calling him a nigger lover and making of his kids because he is tom’s attorney. Another reason he has courage is because he is sticking up for a black man in front of all the racists in the attorney. That is how courage is displayed in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Courage is about standing up for youself and other people. Not being afraid of things. Atticus shows alot of courage by defending a black person which no one else would do.
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A lot of people show courage. However, the person who showed it the most was Atticus. He showed it in many ways. One way is when he defended Tom Robinson. He had a lot of courage to do that because he knows that he will get called names like, “nigger-lover”. He took the names and had them bring his courage up, it didn’t bring him down. Another way he shows it is when the gangs come he doesn’t back down, he stands up for himself and fights back. Not in a physical way though, he did it through words. Atticus is by far the most courageous character in the book, To Kill a Mocking Bird.
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Courage is doing what you know is right even though it is hard to do. I think Atticus shows alot of Courage because he defends Tom Robinson in court and in that time it took alot of courage to defend a black man even talking to the black man took alot of courage.
ReplyDeleteCourage is standing up for yourself and others. Atticus exhibits courage in the book. One way he shows courage is that he wants to take Tom Robinson's case. This shows that Atticus has courage because back then people didn't see blacks as equals. Instead they thought they were below whites, and to help or even be in relation with them was considered not right. So by Atticus taking the case he stood up for Tom, and really wanted to show people he was inoccent.
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Courage is standing up for what you believe in, even when others think your views are wrong. Tom Robinson showed courage by telling the facts to Judge Taylor and the jury. People were against him not because of what he said in court, but because he was black. He was courageous for standing up for himself.
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Courage is facing a difficult situation with strength and faith. Many characters show courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus shows courage when he defends Tom Robinson in court. Atticus put himself and his family in danger by taking this case, but he accepted his duty and tried his hardest to help Robinson. Atticus also shows courage when Bob Ewell threatens him after the trial. Instead of getting angry and causing a fight, Atticus simply walked away. Another character that shows courage in this book is Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose knew she was dying, but she still kept strong while Jem was reading to her. She didn’t break down and ruin her last days; she kept strong and listened to Jem’s stories.
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Courage is the ability to perform the appropriate actions in a situation even when the opinions of others are considered. Atticus shows courage when he decides to take on the task of defending Tom Robinson. He understands the fact that many of the Maycomb townspeople are going to disapprove of his actions, but he knows that it is the right thing to do. He tried his best to win this case even when many of the white people were disgusted of him to do this. He also shows courage when he was with Tom Robinson at the Jailhouse. The infuriated racist farmers were going to beat Atticus to get through to Tom, and Atticus, aware of the situation, stood his ground and did not let his fears dictate his actions. With the help of the children, these actions paid off in the long run. Courage plays a big part in the theme of this novel.
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The person that exhibits courage is Atticus. The reason why Atticus shows courage is by defending Tom Robinson in court. This takes courage because since Atticus is white it takes a lot for a white man to defend a colored person, in those days. Courage means that he or she can face the fears without thinking what other people would think of it.
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Courage is standing up for what you believe in. One person in the story who is couragous is Atticus. He is couragous because even though the majority of the town thinks he shouldn't stand up for Tom Robinson he still does because he thinks its the right thing to do. People have started to look at him differently in town. (in a bad way.) As you can see Atticus exhibits courage throughout the story.
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Courage is why you do what is right even when it hard to do the right thing. Atticus does this by trying his best to defen Tom even tho he is black and everyone thinks that it is wronge to defend a black man.
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Courage is doing what you know is right even though you know it is hard to do. Atticus shows this in the book to kill a mockingbird because he feels it is right. He does this by defending a black man in court named Tom Robinson. Atticus also stands up for him and tries his hardest to defend Tom so he doesnt get lynched even though Atticus can be lynched for standing up for a black man. That is how Atticus shows courage in to kill a mockingbird.
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Courage is having the strength to stand for what you believe in or to do something good that might be hard to do. In this story, Atticus exhibits courage because he goes to court and stands up for Tom Robinson even though other people look down on him for representing a black man. It is very courageous because people at this time were very racist. Also, Atticus could be in danger because people might go after him because he is standing up for and trying to help a black man.
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Courage means to stand up for what you believe in, even if it means bad things could happen to you for it. I think Atticus show a lot of courage in the trial against Tom Robinson. He knows that people are upset with him for defending a black man against a white woman, but he does the right thing anyways. No matter what people have to say about him, he’s always doing the right thing. Even if it means people will be upset with him for it.
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Courage is doing what you know is right even when you know it is hard to do. Atticus shows great courage through out the story. But the main time he does is during the court trial. He belives in defending Tom Robinson in the court trial, he thinks it is right. He stood up for what he thought was right even though he had potential of beig the most hated person in town. That is why i think Atticus showed great courage, is he stood up for what he thougt was right, on any curcumstanes.
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Courage to me is a person doing something right that is difficult to do. Atiicus Finch shows courage because he is defending a black man. Not only is it his job but, he actually wants to represent Tom Robinson. In the story there is a part where a mob tries to get Tom Robinson and kill him. Greatfully Atticus was there making sure nothing would happen to him. Many people in Maycomb critsise Jem, Scout, and Atticus because of what he is doing. Atticus knows what is right and is trying to show the town that black folks are not what they think they are. This is why I think Atticus shows the most courage in this story.
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One person that shows courage is Atticus.One way he shows courage is Atticus wants to be Tom Robinson's lawyer.Atticus is not afraid of what people might think or do.Also the time when the mob wanted to hurt Tom Robinson he stood up to the mob and told them to be quiet because he was sleeping.
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ReplyDeleteCourage is doing something that you think may be scary, or when you don’t know what the result will be. One person who has a lot of courage is Tom Robinson. One reason I believe he has a lot of courage is that he went before a large crowd in court. This must have been very scary for him, because many of the people in the jury had unfair thoughts about him because he was black. Also, he has a lot of courage because he was able to tell his side of the story to the court, in which he claimed Mayella had come on to him rather than him raping her, even though he knew that almost no one in the jury would believe his story. Tom Robinson has a lot of courage.
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Courage is doing what you know is right even when its hard to do. One person that demostrates emence courage is Atticus.Atticus demostrates courage by taking Tom Robinsons case.This situation is courage because Atticus took toms case even when he knows people are going to question the judgement of him, supporing Tom's case.
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ReplyDeleteCourage is doing what you know is right, even when it is hard to do. Scout has a lot of courage because when Atticus was at the jail with the mob ready to lynch Tom Robinson. Scout really did not know why they were there but, she had a conversation with Mr. Cunningham. She made him remember that he has kids to and if he were Atticus he would not want his kids watch Tom Robinson get lynched either.That is what I think courage means and that is why I think Scout has courage.
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One person in the story who shows a tremendous amount of courage is Atticus. Rascism has a huge effect on everyone and even though it was obvious to Atticus that it would be extremely hard to win, he still went into court and faught for Tom Robinson. He handled all the comments from everyone very well and knew not to take it to seriously. To sum it al up, Atticus is very courageous.
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In my opinion courage is when you stand up for what you belive in. In this story Atticus shows courage. He shows courage by defending Tom Robinson in trial against Mayalla Ewell. She stated that he raped her and even though the evidence shows that he did not he knew the jury would not find him not guilty. He puts the same amount of energy into the trial as if it was a white man. He also shows courage because he tried to stop the lynching mob. That is how Atticus shows courage.
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Courage is doing what is right even though it may be hard. One character that shows courage is Scout. That night when Atticus was at the jail where Tom Robinson was being kept. When the lynching mobb came Scout wanted nothing to happen to Atticus. She was dealing with many drunk men at the same time. She at first thought Mr. Cunningham was their friend. She was trying to make conversation with him. Cut she would not catch on that they were coming to the jail to get Tom Robinson. Scout is a small child who stuck up to many men who were dangerous. This situation was a problem that a little kid normally would not get into.
ReplyDeleteCourage is standing up to something or someone even if others don’t agree with you. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is very courageous. The people of Maycomb do not think that he should be the lawyer for Tom Robinson. They do not think so because he was black. The town is very racist and doesn’t care how nice you are. It’s all about the color of your skin. A bunch of “gangs” came to the house and the jail cell. They tell Atticus that he should just give up because there is no way he can win. Tom Robinson is black and blacks never win because they are looked upon as bad in society. Tom Robinson is a great guy and doesn’t try to cause any harm at all. By the way he spoke in the trial you could tell he was a gentleman. Atticus stood up for Tom in every way possible. Although the town didn’t agree with what Atticus was doing, he stuck with the case and gave it his best shot anyways. Atticus a man who sticks to what he believes and even if it means because talk crap about him or look down upon him he doesn’t care. He does what he believes is right and taking the case was his decision on doing the right thing.
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I think that Atticus has a lot of courage. One of the reasons I think Atticus has courage because he is defending Tom Robinson eventhough he is black. Another reason this shows that Atticus has courage is because he doesn't care that everyone thinks he is wrong
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ReplyDeleteCourage is what Joey and many other people said. I think that Scout shows alot of courage even though she doe not realize what she is doing when she goes in front of the mob and talks to Mr. Cunningham.
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Courage is the strength to do something that is right even though it might be hard to do. Atticus shows courage when he goes to court with Tom Robinson. Even though Tom is black, and just about everyone at the time doesn’t like black people, Atticus helped Tom and made a very strong argument in the case.
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Courage is doing what is right, even when it it is hard to do. Atticus shows courage in two ways. He has to be Tom Robinisons lawyer but he wants to. HE does everything in his power to make the jury see Tom is innocent. The second reasons he shows courage is because he takes all the harasment. everyone bothers him and his childen about his situation and he takes it.
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Courage is exhibited many times in the story “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Atticus has courage because he is a white man working on the case for a black man (Tom Robinson). My people try to go after Atticus in gangs. He trully cares about Tom Robinson because he is not racist at all unlike most white people during that time period. He has a very strong attitude about everything that is going on and he never shows weakness. Atticus is a very courageous character.
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I agree with you bahamasx821, but is that a quote? You should put quotation marks around it if it is.
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Courage is shown in many ways in this book.One example of courage in this book is Atticus. One way Atticus shows courage is by accepting the Tom Robinson case. Also he shows courage by sitting in front of Tom Robinson so he doesnt get lynched. Also courage is shown by Tom Robinson. He shows courage by getting up on teh witness stand and not hiding anything about him or his past. That are two examples of courage in this book.
ReplyDeleteCourage is doing something right when you know that it’s really hard to do. Atticus definitely has courage because he’s standing up for Tom Robinson, who is black, and he’s actually really trying to win the case. Even though he’s black Atticus doesn’t care what other people think, he’s just doing what he knows is really right. Standing up for a black person in this time was viewed as a totally wrong thing to do, but he doesn’t care. This is how Atticus shows courage.
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Courage is mainly shown by Atticus. He has accepted the Tom Robinson case Even though he is black, he still tries to prove him innocent. Tom Robinson shows courage because by getting up on the witness stand and doesn't hide about him. Also he doesn't hide anything from his past as well.
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Courage means to be brave or show bravery. Someone who is courageous in "To Kill A Mokingbird" is Atticus Finch. Atticus is courageous because he defended Tom Robinson during the trial even though he was black. Another person who is corageous in this book is Tom Robinson. He is courageous because it takes courage to be a black man and testify against being accused of raping a white woman.-Jordi H.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Ms.Debose showed courage because she broke her addiction to her medicine before she died, she wanted to die free and she tried her hardest. She shows lots of courage as well.
ReplyDeleteCourage can be shown in many different ways in the story. For example Atticus to me shows the most courage. He is doing what he knows is right even when its hard to do it. Atticus shows this by defending Tom Robinson in his trial. This is hard to do for Atticus because Tom is black and everyone of Maycomb think hes stupid to actually defend a black man. But Atticus just ignores them and does his job by defending Tom. I think that shows real courage to be almost hated by most people in your town but still stick with what you were assigned to do.
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Atticus shows alot of courage in this story. This is because he is trying to defend a black man in court. Back then blacks and whites were not to be associated with eachother. It is very rare for someone like Atticus to try to help someone like Tom Robinson. He is very corageous to take part in this kind of trial.
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There are a few people that show courage in the book to kill a mockingbird. One person that shows it extremely is Atticus Finch. He shows alot of courage because he is sticking up for Tom Robinson when he knows it’s going to be a tough battle against the jury, and the Ewells. He is showing courage because he knows sticking up for him is the right thing to do.
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I think that courage is doing something even that is tough to do but you know that you have to. I believe that Atticus has is very courageous. One reason why I think this is because he defends Tom Robinson even though he knows that the whole town wiil be against him. Also he shows courage because when the lynch mob came to the jail, Atticus stood up for Tom. This is courageous because he knew that he could have been killed, but he stood up for what he believed in anyway.
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Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand but when you’re licked 100 years before but you still try and you may not win but sometimes you do. A character in this story that exhibits courage is Atticus. Atticus shows this because he is a lawyer for Tom Robinson even though he is automatically guilty.
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I think that people can be couragous in two ways.One way you can be couragous is like a fire fighter. He/she saves peoples lives.The other way you can be couragous is standing up for something that you beleive in even if other people think it's wrong or don't hold the same opinion.In To Kill a Mocking Bird Tom Robinson is couragous. He is couragous because although he doesn't jump into a burning building to save someone, he has to stand up and tell the jury what happened knowing that eventhough he is telling the truth, he will probable be put in jail or linched. Atticus also shows courage. He shows courage because he stands up for Tom eventhought the rest of the town doesn't beleive it is right.
ReplyDeleteI think courage is when someone believes in what’s right, and follows their beliefs to do the right thing. I think that Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was a black man in court, and Atticus (a wealthy white lawyer) defended him. The town was furious with Atticus but he carried on and did what’s right. Although Mayella, the plaintiff, won Atticus showed courage, and that’s what being a good person all is about.
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Atticus exhibits courage because he is standing up for what he believes in even though everybody elsee will hate him for it. He is defending a black man and actually trying to do a good job. All the whites will hate him for this. Jake D.
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ReplyDeleteSomeone in To Kill a Mockingbird who I think exhibits courage is Scout. When Atticus first told her that people would bother her about him defending a black man, he said not to get into any fights with others. Scout did as she was told. This makes her courageous because she had to control herself when others bothered her. Scout shows courage in this book.
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I think Dolphus Raymond shows courage. He does this because he marries a black woman and he leaves all of his families plans for him
ReplyDelete& their money behind. If he had just stayed with his family he would still be a rich man married to a nice white woman with no problems. But he took the chance of marrying a black woman. I think this shows great courage because people lost respect for him & he went against his families plans for him. I think that it taked great courage to stand up for what you believe in. Stephanie E.
In To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee, Atticus’ definition of courage is “Courage is not a person with a gun in their hands, it is a person who is licked one hundred years before they still try to win.” This is probably the best way to explain courage because most people think that it is the other way around. Atticus has courage in the story when he stands out side the jail so they would not hurt Tom Robinson (his client). This is courage because he new that they would probably beat him up but he still stood up for what was right.
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Nobody is recognising ms.debose, she is not a major character but she still shows lots of courage with breaking her addiction before she died. She shows just as much courage but in a different way.
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Courage is doing somthing eventhough you are afraide. Atticus is afraid for Scout and Jem because people will hate them, because "their daddy is a niger lover". Even though he is afraide he difends tom simply because it's what he believes in. If your never afraide your not brave you just stupid. Mrs. Dubose shos courage to. she is afraide to quit morfeine but she fights her fear and wins before her time is up.
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Courage is having integrity and doing what is right even when it is very difficult. There were many people in "To Kill a Mocking Bird." Atticus was couragous enough to stand up for Tom Robinson in the court and in the jailhouse. He always did what he thought was right, and never let anyone pressure him into doing otherwise. He was always couragous since he didn't start fights when people made fun of him or tried to get him not to defend Robinson.
ReplyDeleteAnother person who had courage was Mrs. Dubose since she knew that she was going to die one way or another and it would be much easier to die without breaking her addiction, but she still did it. Tom Robinson also had courage since he helped and was nice to Mayella even though he knew he could have gotten in trouble.
Unfortunately, many people in the book didn't recognize these couragous people as couragous. Most people thought that Atticus was being horrible by helping Tom Robinson. Hardly anyone considered him couragous for doing this great act, even his own sister. There were people who did things that they could have gotten in trouble for that they thought was right, but, by our standards at least, weren't right. One example of this was Bob Ewell who lied in front of the court and did many other horrible things and didn't care what trouble he could've gotten into or what others thought of him. But this was not couragous, just really mean. This shows how different people may think that they are couragous, when they're not. And people may not think someone is being couragous, when they are. But in my opinion, Atticus, Mrs. Dubose, and Tom Robinson were very couragous.
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Courage is someone who tries and never gives up even knowing they might get beat. Atticus shows a lot of courage in the story. He defends blacks, and people make fun of him for it. He goes to court defending them. He knows that they got licked a hundred years, but still tries. On the day of the trail he never gives up. This is why Atticus shows courage.
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In a way, Tom Robinson exhibits courage as well. He decided to stay in the town and face the jury instead of running away. Any other black man would have ran away and would be afraid of getting lynched. He stayed in Maycomb even though his chances of being lynched were higher. Jake D.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Atticus shows courage in the book To Kill A Mockingbird because even though he knows that he is probably going to lose the case and that he is going to be tormented for defending a black man, he still does his best and tries to prove Tom innocent.
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Courage means many things. There is no one definition of courage. Courage could mean running into a burning building to save a trapped child. Or it could mean facing somthing that you know is going to be hard to do and you will probably fail at, but you do it anyways. One person who shows courage in this story is Mrs. Dubbose. She showed the latter definition of courage. She had an addiction and she knew that she was going to have an extremely tough time breaking it, but she did it any ways. It takes a lot of courage to look failure in the face, know that you may not make it, but go down fighting any way. I personally admire Mrs. Dubbose for that even though she was a grumpy, cruel, old lady.
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I think that Atticus shows a great deal of courage throughout this story, but especially when the trial rolls around. he is helping out a black man in court and in return is getting ridiculed, threatened, and harrassed. Even his children are made fun of. He put his family on the line just to help out a black man. No other white man would even think of doing this. It takes great courage to be Atticus.
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In Atticus’ eyes courage doesn’t mean being brave enough to shoot a gun, it’s being licked for most of your life and standing up for yourself. I think that Scout shows a lot of courage because when Atticus is talking to the gang/mob Scout just runs over and talks to Atticus. I also think that Atticus has a lot of courage too because he isn’t afraid of being ridiculed for defending tom Robinson in the trial. Also he isn’t afraid of being nice to black people, he isn’t prejudice like everyone else in town , even his own sister is prejudice.
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Courage is doing the right thing even thought it might be hard to do. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus shows a lot of courage. He shows a lot of courage by defending Tom Robinson. He says to Scout I know we are going to lose the case but it’s the just thing to do, the most I can do is try. It takes a lot of courage because everyone in Maycomb is very racist, so all the people will be giving him a lot of grief about defending a black man. This is an example of courage in the book To Kill a Mockingbird.
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In this to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Atticus Finch is an example of true courage. Atticus Finch against impossible odds defends a guilty black man Tom Robinson against a people full of racism. Atticus is courageous because he does what is right even when everybody is against him. This is in my definition courage. In conclusion Atticus is an example of courage.
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Another word for courage could be braveness. You could be courageous in a sense of doing a dangerous stunt that could cost your whole life. Also you could be courageous by showing some integrity, by standing for your own opinion and not following what others think. Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson in court even though Tom Robinson is black. Jem also shows some courage by risking his life in trying to see what Boo Radley looks like. Calpurnia shows courage by bringing Jem and Scout to her congregation.
ReplyDeletei think that Atticus shows courage throught the entire book. one way atticus shows courage is by lawering for tom robinson. this shows courage because lawering for a black man puts himself and his children in danger.
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Courage is when you do something that is right no matter what anyone says about it. One person who exhibits courage is Atticus because he is defending a black man in the court. Many people in Maycomb, most of them, think this is wrong because they are racists. But Atticus doesn’t care because he is showing courage.
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Courage is standing up what you believe in no matter who or what is standing in the way. Atticus is a example of a person who has courage in this story. Atticus has courage in this story because he believes that blacks are mistreated and represents a black man in court even knowing everyone else was racist. Another example of why Atticus is courageous is because he believes that blacks should be treated equally and he stands up for them even when people disapprove of it.
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courage is not someone with a gun. courage is some that can go agianst there fears like tom robinson.
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Courage is doing what you know is right even when it’s hard to do. Atticus shows courage in the story by defending Tom Robinson. Atticus knows that the jury will decide that Tom is guilty no matter what evidence he gets, Tom Robinson will be found guilty. He knows that defending Tom is the right thing to do though, so he still trys to defend him anyway. Atticus also knows that many people in town will be angry at him for defending a black man, but he knows what the right thing to do is.
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To me courage means to stand up or stand by what is right. In the story I think Atticus Finch shows the most courage of anybody. He stood up in court against a black man which was unheard of in this time period. He did this because he knew that this was right. This was courage’s because he knew no one would agree with this.
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Courage to me is doing what is right even though others may not seem to agree. Atticus is a significant example of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a great example, because even though everyone thought that Atticus was crazy and wrong for representing Tom Robinson, he still tried his hardest and gave it his all. He treated it like any other case, even though he was defending a colored man. I also found it courageous of him to go to the jail that Tom was at because of Heck Tate’s warning. Later on in the book we find out that he didn’t carry a gun or weapon on him when he went, which most people would have, which shows that he was quite brave. Another person I found that displayed courage was Mrs. Dubose. I find her so inspiring, because she knew she had an addiction, but she fought hard to resist it and in the end died. Although Scout and Jem thought of her as mean and cruel, I still find her very admirable.
ReplyDeleteCourage to me is doing what is right even though others may not seem to agree. Atticus is a significant example of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a great example, because even though everyone thought that Atticus was crazy and wrong for representing Tom Robinson, he still tried his hardest and gave it his all. He treated it like any other case, even though he was defending a colored man. I also found it courageous of him to go to the jail that Tom was at because of Heck Tate’s warning. Later on in the book we find out that he didn’t carry a gun or weapon on him when he went, which most people would have, which shows that he was quite brave. Another person I found that displayed courage was Mrs. Dubose. I find her so inspiring, because she knew she had an addiction, but she fought hard to resist it and in the end died. Although Scout and Jem thought of her as mean and cruel, I still find her very admirable.
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courage is a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear.
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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson and Atticus are the ones who show courage in many ways. Courage to me is to stand up for someone or for you and to be strong. Tom Robinson had the courage to tell the truth in the court room. He didn’t get nervous like Mayella and to lie to the judge. Now he has to have the courage to go to jail for something he didn’t do. Atticus was very courageous also. He stood up for Tom Robinson and gave his all for him. He tried to keep Tom innocent. In conclusion, Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch are the ones that show courage the most throughout the book.
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Courage is to do the right thing that other people don’t have the strength to do. Atticus exhibits courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. He has courage because he defended a black man in court when nobody else wanted to. Atticus had angry mobs come to his house and he was also called bad names, such as a “nigger – lover”, but he still defended Tom. Calpurnia also showed courage in this book. She had courage when she brought the children to church with her. She had to stand up for them when Lulu came. These are two characters in the book that have courage.
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In this story there are many examples of courage. One character that shows alot of courage is Atticus. One example of this is that he defends Tom Robbinson who is a black person and during that time period whites and blacks did not get along well.While defending Tom Atticus had to face many different problems. One issue was that two different ganges confronted Atticus about how he is just defending a black who is worthless.When these gangs were confronting Atticus he could have been very badely harmed, but wasn't because Jem, Scout, and Dill came and stepped in.Also Atticus shows courage becuase he belives that Tom didn't comitt the crime and he had to have alot of courage to stand up for a black person.This is why i belive that Atticus Finch shows alot of courage.
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Courage is doing what you think is right no matter what the consequences are. In this book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is courageous because he was willing to sit outside the jail when he knew that a mob would be coming. He is also courageous because he was willing to defend a man that had a low chance of winning. Also, Jem was courageous because he went out to see what his dad was doing out and he did not run when he saw the people.
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Tom Robinson and Atticus are the two main people that show courage in the text. The definiton for courage in my opinion is that you be strong or stand up for something important to you. Tom Robinson had the courage to tell the truth in the multiple trials unlike Mayella who was lieing to the judge the whole time. He also has courage to go to jail for something that he didnt do. Atticus was being very couragous by deffending Tom Robinson. Tom was a black person and a laywer for a black person back then would either lose the case or be killed. In summary, Tom and Atticus were characters that showed courage in many ways.
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Atticus Finch defines courage as “Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand; Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what". Courage, in my opinion, is when something is hard for you but you do it anyway. Atticus displays courage because he knows how people will respond to him defending Tom Robinson in court, but he does it anyway. This is courageous because it is hard to rise above the many people who resent him for defending Tom Robinson. Scout and Jem have courage also because they both get tormented at school about their father defending Tom Robinson. They used to be hurt by this, but they began to overcome this. This is courageous because it is hard to overcome this, but they do.
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Courage is ability to do what you know what is right no matter what other people say. One person who clearly exhibits courage is Atticus Finch because he took Tom Robinson’s case and tried his hardest even though people though he shouldn’t have taken the case and were criticizing him. The Tom Robinson case was a big risk because it may have put Atticus’s life into danger and people started calling him names such as “nigger lover”. He defended a black man which was a big deal in Maycomb. Tom Robinson also shows courage because he went to court to explain something he didn’t do and didn’t give in into the pressures of other people (Ewells, ect.).
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Courage is being to do what you believe and not follow what everybody else is doing. Atticus shows exhibits courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is courageous because he helps Tom Robinson even though he’s black. Most people in town are racist and think that what Atticus is doing is wrong. Atticus has courage and doesn’t listen to everyone else because he knows what is right. That is how Atticus is courageous.
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There are a couple characters in this book that exhibit courage in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Courage is doing what you think is right even if other people don’t agree with you. First, Atticus Finch has a lot of courage for representing Tom Robinson in the trial against the Ewells. Many people hated him for being a black man’s lawyer, but he stuck to it, even if other people didn’t want him to. Also, Tom Robinson showed courage because he told the truth when Atticus and Mr. Gilmer were questioning him. He didn’t leave anything out, like Mayella did when she was getting nervous and kept changing her story. He was also showing courage by helping Mayella when she needed help and declined her request to pay him a nickel for his services.
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One person who exhibits courage in this story is Atticus. He is a very courageous man because he stood up to the mob that wanted Tom Robinson killed. He is courageous for standing up for Tom Robinson, when nobody else would. He knew that people would be angry at him but he stood up for what he thought was right.
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Courage is being able to do the right thing no matter how hard it is for you to do and how many obstacles you may face on the way to your goal. In the story Atticus exhibits courage because he is defending a black man accused of rape in a the 1930s where racism was still very strong. Also, Atticus is even braver for being a white man defending a black man and that could cause him to get ostrasized by the town but he is still trying his best to prove that Tom Robinson is innocent. This proves that Atticus is courageous since he will defend someone which is doing the right thing and dealing with all of the racism and isolation he is facing now.
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Courage is showing that you have no fear of doing something. You will do whatever it takes to complete the task. You believe in yourself and help others. Mrs. Dubose has showed courage and along with Atticus. Atticus stood up for Tom Robinson who is a black man which shows the most courage.
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Courage is to exhibit a strength you have and it allows you to follow your heart even if everyone disagrees with you. Atticus probably has has the most courage in the story because he is defending a black man in court and that shows a lot of courage. This is because not many people would be able to do that infront of everyone in town. Also he is defending Tom for his kids to show them to have courage and to stand by what is right.
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Courage is when you are doing the right thing when it’s hard to do. In the book, Atticus shows courage in many ways. He was courageous for defending Tom Robinson in court because he knew people would mock him and be unkind to him because he was defending a black person and whites were racist towards blacks during the 1930s. He also showed courage by standing up to the two mobs that came to him at his house and the jail. It was courageous because he was telling the people they had no right to treat Tom badly or to move the trial just for the townspeople’s sake.
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I think courage is being brave and doing what you think is right no matter what the circumstances are. One person who shows great courage in the book is Scout. She shows courage because she sticks up for her dad, Atticus. For example, when Francis called Atticus a “#!**$& lover” Scout beat him up, and I think that is just one example of how she is courageous. Atticus is also very courageous because he defended Tom Robinson. Tom shows courage because he was very courageous in the trial. He would get up on the stand and tell the truth no matter how much trouble he could get into. Over all there are a lot of characters in To Kill A Mockingbird that are courageous people.
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Courage is to do something even though you know it will be challeging and difficult to acomplish. Ms. Dubose was one of the many characters who showed courage. She showed courage by quitting her medication even though she knew she would die and it would be painful. In the end she acomplsihed her goal and died free of drugs. Atticus is another courageous character in this story. He shows courage when he agrees to defend Tom. He knew that he would lose friends and family for defending a black man, but yet, he did it anyway. He did what he thought was right even though he knew it would be hard. These are only a few of the characters who are courageous in to kill a mockingbird.
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I thnk that Mrs. Dubose had a lot of courage because she took the time to get off of morphine before she died. To me this shows a lot of courage
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ReplyDeleteCourage means to face something or someone knowing that it is right no matter what other peopole say. Ms. Dubose shows a great deal of courage in this story. She was addicted to morphine but she found out she only had months to live so she showed courage and tried her hardest to get off of the drug. She wanted to die being clean of drugs and it took a lot to do what she did. She was very commited and courages. She eventually died but she died with no trace of drugs in her.
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Courage is when someone stands up for something no matter what other people may think. Atticus shows courge in many ways, especially during the trail scene. Atticus stood up for Tom Robinson even though he was putting his family on the line. He defended a black man in court, something most other white males would not do, and in return Atticus and his children are getting harassed and threatened. Also, Atticus knows that he will probably lose the case. Atticus shows great courage throughout the story.
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I think there were a couple characters that showed courage in this story. One of these was Mrs. Dubose, who was able to wane herself off of morphine before her death. Another was Atticus, who tried his hardest to win Tom Robinson's case and keep him out of jail. A third was in fact Tom Robinson, who went up onto the witness stand and testified the truth and nothing but it, which put his life at risk. Those are the characters in the book who show courage.
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Courage is going against what everyone else thinks to do what you think is right. Atticus, is an obvious figure of courage in this book. He decides to defend Tom Robinson in the trial even though he knows a lot of people will not respect him for it and will try and hurt him or his family. Another person in this book who has courage is Mr. Raymond. He hangs around with black people even though he knows everyone thinks it's wrong for him to do so. Then, he gives the town a reason as to why he is always hanging with colored people. He pretends to be drunk all the time. Both of these characters in To Kill a Mockingbird show immense courage.
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Courage is doing what you think is right, or having the strength to do what you want no matter what. Atticus exhibits courage because even though Tom Robinson is black he still stands up for him. A lot of people in the book say bad things about Atticus since he is going against a white person for a black person. This is very courageous because it could get him into a lot of trouble, and cause a lot of problems for him and his children but it is the right thing to do so he is doing it. Fro example, in the book Atticus went to the jail to protect Tom Robinson, and he came very close to getting into a fight with a gang of men that would have easily been able to beat him up. In conclusion, Atticus exhibits courage.
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A character who showed courage was Tom Robbinson. It was very dangerous for a black man to testify against a white person. He risked his life to tell the truth. He had to be very careful about what he said. When someone asked if Mayella was lying Tom said "she was just mistaken in her mind". This is so the white people wouldn't be offended.
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Courage is doing an action or deed that is hard to do but the right thing. A person who exhibits this feature is Atticus. In the trial of Tom Robinson many lawyers wouldn't represent Tom in the case since he's black, and he raped a white woman. Atticus showed courage by defending Tom to the end instead of letting the Ewell's win. Also, Atticus knows the right thing to do for a person and showed it in the trail. Even though Tom had little to no chance of winning with a white jury he kept battling the case to the end. This is why Atticus shows many signs of courage.
ReplyDeleteCourage is doing something extreme or doing what you think is right. There are many people in this book that show courage. Some of these people are Atticus, Tom Robinson, Mrs.Dubose and many others. Atticus shows courage in this book because he is defending a black man and he went to the jail to stop the gang from lynching Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson shows courage in this book because he is testifying against a white person even though he knows he will probably get lynched. Mrs. Dubose shows courage in this book because she fought of the addiction of morphine.
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Mrs. Dubose showed courage because she wanted to die free olf her morphine addiction, so she tried to quit while she was already towards the end of her life, which made it harder. She did end up off morphine when she died. I also think Atticus showed courage because he defended Tom Robinson, which was unheard of at that time. Atticus defended Tom no matter what the other people of Maycomb said because in his eyes, Tom is a good person. Atticus sees this while everyone else immediately thinks badly of Tom because he is black.
ReplyDeleteCourage is facing the very things that give you fear or harsh mixed feelings, and I think there were a couple characters that showed courage in this story. One of these was Mrs. Dubose, who was able to wane herself off of morphine before her death. Another was Atticus, who tried his hardest to win Tom Robinson's case and keep him out of jail. A third was in fact Tom Robinson, who went up onto the witness stand and testified the truth and nothing but it, which put his life at risk. Those are the characters in the book who show courage.
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Courage is doing an action or deed that is hard to do but the right thing. A person who exhibits this feature is Atticus. In the trial of Tom Robinson many lawyers wouldn't represent Tom in the case since he's black, and he raped a white woman. Atticus showed courage by defending Tom to the end instead of letting the Ewell's win. Also, Atticus knows the right thing to do for a person and showed it in the trail. Even though Tom had little to no chance of winning with a white jury he kept battling the case to the end. This is why Atticus shows many signs of courage.
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Courage is exhibited in many ways throughout the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. One example of this in this book is Atticus. Atticus shows courage by defending a black man. Nobody in the town of Maycomb would dare to defend a blakc man because that is a terrible thing to do during the time period of 1930's. Tom Robinson exhibits courage by telling the truth during the trial of himself and Mayella Ewell. No black man during that era would tell the truth because they knew that they would get in trouble and lynched. Mrs. Dubose is another character that shows courage because she died without any morphine addiction. Throughout the chapter that Jem has to read to her, she sets her clock back each day to make sure that she does beheld to nothing or no one. In conclusion, many people show courage in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Courage means to do the right thing even when it is hard to. One example of courage is when Atticus defends Tom Robinson in court. This is courageous since people may not like him, and treat him poorly but he was still brave enough to do it. Another example of bravery is when Atticus stands his ground against the mob of angry farmers trying to get to Tom Robinson. This is courageous since the farmers could have hurt him or even done worse, but he didn’t back down. These are examples of courage in the story.
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Courage is doing what is right, and saying the truth, even if it may not be the best thing for you. You also don't show fear.
ReplyDeleteSomeone who is courageous in this story is Mrs. Dubose. She fought through her drug addiction and she made it through. She wanted to die free of any additions and not to need anything and she did.
Tom Robinson and Atticus are also very courageous. Tom Robinson went to court and agreed to go to jail for something he didn't do. He was also courageous because he told the judge the truth the whole time.
Atticus was courageous because he decided to defend Tom Robinson in court, even though Tom is black. He knew everyone would not say very good things about him, but he decided to stand up for him anyways. I believe that this is showing courage.
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Courage is doing what you believe is right and not doing what other people believe that you should do. There are two characters in this book that show courage. These two characters are Mrs. Dubose and Atticus.
ReplyDeleteMrs Dubose shows courage. She shows courage by getting off her medication. She knew thats she was going to die and she wanted to die without an addiction. So, she showed courage by getting off her medictation.
Also, Atticus shows courage. He shows courage becuase he defends Tom RObinson even though other people say he shouldn't. He is doing what's right and not what other people say he should do.
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Courage is standing up for what is right regardless of what is easy. Atticus exhibits this trait perfectly. He defends Tom Robinson of his own will even though he knows everyone will hate him for it. He and his children are constantly ridiculed but he remains strong. Even when a gang threatens him he doesn’t break a sweat. That is true courage.
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In To Kill a Mockingbird there are way too many examples of courage to list. But one that I would like to point out is the fact that Atticus is defending a black man. This is courage to me because in the 1930’s racism was VERY common. But what wasn’t common is for a white man to defend a black man and this is exactly what Atticus Finch was doing. The dangers Atticus has to face is not just only physical but mental to! What I mean by this is that in one point in the book a whole gang came to lynch Tom and Atticus stood up for him even though they could have hurt him extremely bad. One example of mental dangers is the names and threats he gets called. Such as the point when Mr. Ewell spit on him and told him that he’d get him if it took him the rest of his life. One last example of mental danger is when how people is how Scouts cousin and Mrs. Dubose call him a “nigger” lover. Atticus shows true courage to be able to withstand these dangers
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Courage is the strength to stand up for what you think is right. Atticus is a character who exhibits a lot of courage! He is defending Tom Robinson, a black man, who was said to have rapped Myella Ewell. Atticus is so courageous because this is an extremely racist time period and blacks were considered the lowest in society at this time, they were even considered lower than the white trash Ewells. Blacks were often convicted with crimes they never did and no white people really cared at all. Many of the town’s people are very racist and don’t think Atticus should be defending a black man. Mr. Ewell came up to Atticus, spat in his face, swore at him, and threatened to kill Atticus for defending Tom! He was also confronted twice by two different mobs! It takes real courage to stand up for what you think is right, and that’s just what Atticus is doing!
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There were a few courageous characters in this story. One very courageous character was Mrs. Dubose. She had a terrible morphine addiction and she knew she was not going to live much longer. She wanted to die drug free. Everyday she would do her best to keep her mind off of drugs. Another brave character was Tom Robinson. He went into court and told his side of the story. He stood up for himself in a room full of people who hated him. He stuck to his story and told the truth. Both of these characters were extremely courageous.
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To me, courage is fighting for what you believe in, despite what others say. One character in the story that exhibits courage is Atticus. Atticus shows courage when he agrees to take Tom Robinson’s case. This is seen unacceptable in society during this time period because Robinson is a black man, but Atticus knows in his heart he can’t refuse the case. He knows that Tom Robinson is innocent, and that this is simply a “trial of black and white”. Because of his defending a black man, many of his own neighbors shun him and criticize him behind his back, calling him “n****r lover”. They basically think he is a traitor, and a white man should not defend a black man, who is beneath him. But Atticus refuses to back down from the case. He will not let silly prejudices get in the way of his morals. He will not refuse to defend someone because of skin color.
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ReplyDeleteIt is an important point to make that Atticus was putting himself and his family in danger by defending Tom Robinson. I wonder how many of us would be willing to do the same. That's why I have that sign in my room asking, "What would Atticus do?" He is a terrific role model and a real hero, I think!
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In Atticus’ eyes courage isn’t being brave enough to shoot a gun, its being licked all your life and doing something about it. Atticus shows great courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is so brave that he defended a black man in court even though people in the town of Maycomb would ridicule him for it. Also he took Tom’s case even though he knew that he most likely wouldn’t win the case. He believes that everyone should be created equal and that people shouldn’t be prejudice. Also Scout is brave for running up to Atticus when he was talking to the mob by the jail.
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The word “Courage” is demonstrated throughout this story in 2 different ways. The first is a much more common idea of the word. And this is used by Dill, who is up to any dare or prank, no matter how scary it happens to be. Dill was courageous enough to touch the Radley house several times and to lie to Atticus in order to get Jem and Scout out of trouble. The second type of courage is more mental and in your mind than what Dill shows. Atticus demonstrates this courage by taking the Tom Robinson case. He believes that Tom should be free, so he is risking his image in Maycomb, time, and money in an attempt to free Robinson. He once told Jem and Scout that courage is shown not by a gun in your hand. This statement is shown by him and this case.
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A person in the story who shows courage in the book is Atticus. He shows courage by taking the case of defending Tom Robinson. It showed courage because he knew that he was going to get criticized a lot by taking this case and the new that the odds were against him but still tried his hardest anyway. An instance when Atticus showed courage was when Mr. Ewell threatened Atticus after the case. Atticus could have made a big deal about it but instead just walked away. Another time were Atticus shows bravery was in the jailhouse, when he went there to defend Tom Robinson from the farmers who came there to kill him That is how Atticus shows bravery in the book.
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Courage is doing something no matter the consequence. This is exhibited by both Jem and Scout for they have the courage to go to school each day and face the ridicule they gain from their father’s job. There class mates openly insult and indulge in name calling but still they remain completely lax in appearance. Though they grow anger they never show their feelings to anyone unless they see it fit to restore pride to their family and ingage in a fight.
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ReplyDeleteI think that courage is doing what you think is right regardless of what others think you should do. One person who shows courage in this story is Atticus. He is courageous in defending a black person in court. He knows that Tom is innocent, and he tried to make it right, even though many people judged him and said he shouldn’t. This is very courageous. Another person who had courage was Mrs. Dubose. She was addicted to Morphine and she knew she was going to die. She didn’t want to die as a prisoner to her addiction, so she quit. Atticus and Mrs. Dubose are both very courageous.
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Courage is having the bravery to do something you normally wouldn’t do. Someone that is courageous is fearless. I think Mrs. Dubose showed courage throughout Part One of the book. She showed courage when she stopped taking her meds event though it was more painful for her. She had the courage to stop taking her meds so she would die, “beholden to nothing or nobody.” Another person in the book that had courage was Atticus. Atticus showed courage when he took Tom Robinson’s case even though he was black and many people would not agree with him. Atticus and Mrs. Dubose showed courage.
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