To Kill a Mockingbird: Courageous Characters
Courage is something we all possess in many different ways. In this essay we will be discussing courageous characters and what kind of courage they possess in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The 6 types of courage are physical courage, social courage, moral courage, spiritual courage, emotional courage, and intellectual courage. We will also be talking about what Harper Lee’s message about real courage is throughout the novel. Without further ado, let’s begin!
This paragraph is about who possesses and shows physical courage, social courage, and moral courage throughout this novel. Mrs. Dubose possesses and shows physical courage in this novel by fighting to stop her addiction to morphine until she died. This quote from
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The evidence for this can be found on page 122 in chapter 12, and it says “Suddenly she smiled. ‘How’d you and Mister Jem like to come to church with me tomorrow?”. Scout possesses and shows intellectual courage by standing against her teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, on an intellectual level. Evidence for this can be found on page 16 in chapter 2, and it says “she discovered that I was literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste. Miss Caroline told me to tell my father not to teach me any more, it would interfere with my reading. ‘Teach me?’ I said in surprise. ‘He hasn’t taught me anything, Miss Caroline. Atticus ain’t got time to teach me anything”. Finally, Scout also possesses emotional courage by when she obeys Atticus’ words and walks away from a fight with Cecil Jacobs. Some evidence for this can be found on page 80 in chapter 9, and it says “Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him. I felt extremely noble for having remembered, and remained noble for three