Fahrenheit 451 Courage Analysis

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Many people Question the definition of courage, it could be what a person does or even who they are. Courage is one of the most important things a person could have. For insists Guy Montag from the novel” Fahrenheit 451” shows acts of courage by standing up for something. Boo rabley from “To kill a mockingbird” does something to help somebody that takes courage. Last Eliezer from” Night ”which is a book that tells a life story of someone in the Holocaust Genocide, shows courage because he is in a life threating situation and stays strong the whole way through. In the novel” Fahrenheit 451” Guy Montag is one of te main characters in the book, he shows acts of courage. He is courageous because he takes banned books and tries to bring them back to society to show everyone even though is illegal. Its may not seem like a big deal but he is standing up for what he believes in even …show more content…

Atticus ‘the dad’ shows courage when he stood in the middle of the street, facing off with a rabid dog armed with a shotgun ”In a fog, Jem and I watched our father take the gun and walk out into the middle of the street..”(104). that’s a huge act of courage to protect loved ones. His personality is full of courage to the things he says to what he does. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”(Atticus). Miss Maudie shows courage when she refuses to be pressured by the “footwashin” Baptist who try to shame her, again just standing up for yourself is showing courage. Last Boo Rabley shows insane amounts of courage when he saves Atticus finch children from being killed by Bob Ewell. "The man was walking with the staccato steps of someone carrying a load to heavy for him," but only after does she observe, "He was carrying Jem" (263). That showed a lot of courage for him to save someone else