Examples Of Bravery In To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay In the movie “Finding Nemo”, Dory and Nemo find themselves in trouble. In the middle of the ocean, Dory and Nemo see a massive net capturing fish, and Dory, being curious, swims right into it and becomes trapped. Without hesitation, Nemo swims into the dangerous situation to save Dory, despite the risk. Nemo in that moment realized that his bravery isn't just about facing danger, but standing with others he cared about, no matter the risk. Similarly, just as bravery has an impact in finding Nemo, the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird have an impact too. For example, Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson, showing Scout and Jem how being brave can have a huge impact on a person. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper

Scout was asking her father if he was defending a black person, making a big deal about it. Atticus states, “I’m simply defending a negro-his name is Tom Robinson” (Lee 77). Atticus' language and speech show bravery. He helped Tom Robinson despite emotional risks. In addition, Boo Radley shows bravery by protecting Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell attacking and beating them up. Bob broke Jem’s arm and Scout saw Jem being carried by Boo. Scout says, “He was carrying Jem. Jem’s arm was dangling crazily in front of him.” (Lee 267). Boo’s body language and actions show bravery. He was helping Jem, despite the emotional risk that he could get attacked by Bob Ewell. Both Atticus defending Tom Robinson and Boo protecting Jem demonstrate how Lee uses indirect characterization to define bravery as helping someone despite the emotional risk. Throughout her novel, Lee secondly defines bravery as protecting someone despite physical risk. My first example of bravery is when Atticus shoots the dog acting strange in the street. Calpuria sees the mad dog on the street and warns the neighborhood. Atticus asks for a gun and shoots