Devan Chigurupati Mr. Schmidt Honors English 9 03 April 2024 Youth: The Roots of a Cause Fighter Cause fighters are important characters in stories due to their devotion to fighting against the common problem in the story. Popular characters in fictional stories, such as Harry Potter and The Flash, can be viewed as cause fighters because of their will to avenge their parents and protect themselves and their friends against the people who ended their parents’ lives. Harry Potter, for example, had both of his parents killed by Lord Voldemort at a young age. He then becomes a wizard, and when Voldemort attacks him, he is ready to defend himself. He tries to limit and stop Voldemort’s power. Cause fighters can be some of the most important characters in stories due to their devotion to fighting for the main conflict in the story. …show more content…
The town is very racist, and most believe that African-Americans shouldn't be treated equally by themselves. However, Atticus is not one of those people. Instead, he defended African Americans' rights and did so using his powers in court by defending an African American in court. He and his family threatened to stop protecting the African-American man, Tom Robinson, but that didn't stop him from trying to preserve equal rights. Harper Lee writes, “Movin’ him to the county jail tomorrow,’ Mr. Tate was saying, ‘I don’t look for any trouble, but I can’t guarantee there won't be any”(Lee 194). In this portion of the text, Atticus is confronted by some of the other white people in the city. In the excerpt, “I don’t look for any trouble, but I can’t guarantee there won't be any,” Heck Tate and his acquaintances are frustrated that he is defending Tom Robinson, and they threaten that there will be danger brought upon him and his family. Despite this, Atticus does not back down from the challenge and decides to do what he thinks is right, even under peer