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

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

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