When Does Atticus Finch Show Courage

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After witnessing a group of people in Detroit start stealing from this homeless man on the street. After the group of men starts to leave the man alone, my dad decides to walk over to the man. At first, I was uncertain why he was doing this because we had somewhere to be. Although my dad approached the man, he pulled out his wallet and proceeded to pull money out of it. Once I saw that he pulled his wallet out, I noticed people looking at it, almost like they wanted to steal it. My dad pulled out a $20 bill and handed it to the homeless man. My dad displayed bravery that moment because he went out of his way to go over to the homeless man and pull his wallet out, despite knowing he may get robbed or even threatened. My dad’s story exemplifies …show more content…

The act of bravery he displayed points out an example of courage and bravery, a theme that is explored in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee illustrates the definition of the word “bravery.” In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the character Atticus Finch demonstrates how to display bravery. Atticus Finch always shows compassion towards others. Even if the situations he is put in are arguable. Atticus Finch bravely defends Tom Robinson, an African American man falsely accused of rape, to be able to keep his head above the ground even though he faces social pressure, risking his own safety and reputation in Maycomb. Atticus stresses the real reasons why he defends Tom Robinson during this case in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, she says, “If you shouldn’t be defending him, why are you doing it?” “For a number of reasons,” said Atticus. ”The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this country in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” (lee 100). Atticus chooses to defend Tom Robinson, even knowing that it will place him in serious social