Examples Of Scout Being Brave

Every once in a while you meet someone who could not be any more different then what they ¨should¨ be. While girls are playing with dolls they are seeing how far they can kick them. This is the definition of a tomboy. When others are hiding they are helping, this is considered brave. Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, is a brave girl who acts as a tomboy. Scout's bravery shines throughout the novel.When Walter Cunningham was being targeted by Miss Caroline, their teacher, Scout went out of her way to defend him. Scout was the only one the class knew had the guts to stick up for him. ¨¨Miss Caroline, he's a Cunningham´¨ Scout exclaimed (Lee, 20.) Scout knew this comment would have repercussions but she was the only one brave enough

Scout knew she would get backlash from this, but when Reverend Sykes asked, ̈ ̈there's not a seat downstairs, do you all reckon it'll be all right if you all came to the balcony with me?´¨she did not hesitate a second (Lee, 164.) She had no problem with sitting with black people showing she saw them as human beings. Scout's actions throughout the novel have shown how incredibly brave she can be and my favorite overall display of her courage is when Atticus first took the Tom Robinson case. It was not a secret that not many white men at this time were disgusted by black people, so when a white man (Atticus) was to defend a black man in court it was an outrage. A group of angry white men showed up they were there to kill Tom

Scout was the polar opposite of this; she was a tomboy. Her aunt alexandra was one of these proper women. She always pushed to have scouts be more ladylike, ¨aunt alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire.¨ Scout said(lee, 81.) Scout was always getting into fights. For example, her cousin was talking bad about her father and Scout did not like anyone who disrespected Atticus so she punched him. She was a very big believer in fighting over problems to solve them as you have heard. The first instance I talked about was how she defended Walter Cunningham in class from Miss Caroline. I left out the part about what she did after they got out of class. ¨Catching Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard gave me some pleasure, but when I was rubbing his nose in the dirt jem came by and told me to stop. Scout described¨(lee, 22.) Scout had beat Walter Cunningham after defending him in front of the whole