Courage essay “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. In my own words i think the quote means not matter what situation a person might be in never let fear get in the way.the Quote relates to the literature we read by illustrating how the characters triumph over the fear they have and use courage. People should not never have fear when something happens but not let fear get in the way when something happens. In the treasure of lemon brown It states “Don't try nothing’ ‘cause i got a razor sharp enough to cut a week into nine days” demonstrating how greg has enough courage to say something when he is hearing noises or possibly a person and attack someone if they are there. Another piece of evidence is “as greg howled , the light moved away from lemon brown, but not before greg saw lemon hurl his body down the stairs at the men who had came to take his treasure” proving greg is not afraid to get the attention on him and possibly get hurt, needing courage. Also reinforcing lemon brown is not afraid to go head on with the men, a who are trying to get his treasure, also needing courage. …show more content…
Made it sound as though I were having a great time at school.” explaining how he used courage and lied to a sibling about how school or life is going. Another piece of evidence is “ I forced myself to stop . I forced myself to turn towards them” the particular reason for the evidence is that he got the courage that he needed to face the people who beat him up and stand his