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To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee And The Help: An Analysis

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An African American is sitting in the front of the bus. The bus stops and the police come to take the man away, but of course they say it’s only to keep the children safe. If Martin Luther King Jr. had never composed any of his speeches or provoked leadership, African Americans could still be segregated, have lower incomes, and still looked down upon. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Help by Kathryn Stockett both show what was used by Martin Luther King Jr. and so many others to gain equality. Courage can drive anybody to do more than what they thought was possible and that has led to people changing the world. Throughout the entirety of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, courage is shown by almost every character whether it’s a good or bad thing that they did. Jem going back for his pants to stay out of trouble was courageous and shows he really cares about what Atticus thinks of him, “I was …show more content…

A lickin hurts but it doesn’t last. You’ll get your head shot off, Jem. Please…’ He blew out his breath patiently. ‘I--it’s like this, Scout,’ he muttered. ‘Atticus ain’t ever whipped me since I can remember. I wanta keep it that way,’” (Lee 63). Jem is desperate to capture back his lost pants, so much so that he is willing to risk his life, just so he doesn’t have to face Atticus. Another courageous example is when Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson because going into it he knew he would get a lot of hate in the end, they wouldn’t win in court, “Yeah, but Atticus aims to defend him. That’s what I don’t like about it,” (Lee 164). Although Atticus could be in danger from the racists in town, nonetheless he accepts the case so he feels he can still show his face in town and defend the county in the legislature. Lastly, even

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In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout, Calpurnia, and Atticus stand out when courage comes to mind. These characters show courage in many unique ways with different situations. In the early 1930s, in the deep south, racial discrimination was a huge conflict, for example, the Jim Crows Laws were in play, and it legalized segregation between blacks and whites. Courage isn’t always shown in situations, but simply throughout growing up.

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Also it was courageous of Atticus to teach his children not to judge another until they know what that person is really going through. There is a quote that Atticus said “Never Judge anyone, until you have been in their shoes, and walked around in them” (pg. 86). Along with Atticus, Boo Radley is another character with courage. Boo saved Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell.

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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.

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There are many examples of courage throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. It just so happens that Atticus Finch displays most of those examples. He not only defined courage in the best way, but he also fits it like a glove. One being defending Tom Robinson, another when he goes to the jail in the middle of the night, and lastly, when he follows his morals even though he could lose his son. Of course, most people think of the trial when they hear Atticus’s name.

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Jem had to lost his pants the day before when Scout, Dill, and himself had gone up to the radley house while they were there Mr.Radley almost shot them. That was also a point where they showed courage because they were afraid of the radleys. The author wrote, “Wordlessly, he held up his pants.” -page 76.

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Atticus’s definition of courage is going through with something you believe in even when you know it might go wrong. In the book, there are many courageous acts that happen but Atticus Finch shows the most courage all around. Atticus willingly takes on the Tom Robinson case knowing many risks and threats could come from his decision. Atticus is a honest lawyer that

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In the book to kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee confidence is a key aspect to the books variety. The book defends courage as “its when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyways, and you see it through no matter what” (pg. 149) this type of courage is shown in the book from a handful of people I picked the two I believe show courage the best. We should all learn from this quote and show courage just like these characters did. To start, Atticus was courageous in many way, he changes the book and his actions pave the road for Jem, Scout, and Dill.

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Jem tells Scout, “ ‘d you see him, Scout? ‘d you see him just standin’ there? . . . ‘n’ all of a sudden he just relaxed all over, an’ it looked like that gun was a part of him. . . an’ he did it so quick, like. . . I hafta aim for ten minutes ‘fore I can hit something’. . . .’”

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and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do” (Lee 128). Atticus teaches Scout that true courage is standing up for what you believe in no matter the consequence. Even though Atticus knew he was going to lose the case with Tom Robinson, he was able to do it because he knew it was the right thing to do and it needed to be done.

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