Courage and Justice: An Examination of Atticus Finch

Our definition of courage is the ability to do something that frightens one, but if this were true, that means that Bob has courage even as terrible of a man he was. Atticus believes that real courage is someone who knows they’re licked before they begin, but they begin anyway and they see it through no matter what. Atticus fits his own definition well because, throughout the whole novel, he fought for justice. He knew that the trail was not a fair fight, but he didn’t care. He was assigned to do the job and he was gonna do everything he could to win.
Atticus was courageous because he took on Tom’s case. Atticus knew that the chances of him winning were small. From the very beginning, the odds were not in Tom’s favor. He was a black man being accused of raping and beating a white woman. It seemed as if the whole town had already found Tom guilty even with the little evidence and respect people had for the Ewells, he was a black man which in these times was enough evidence for them. Atticus knew that he was the best man for the case. He would make it a fair trial and he did everything he could to make one.
Atticus fought hard for justice. He said that “the one place where a man ought to

He told Scout that people would say a lot of mean things and that she couldn’t fight back. Scout couldn’t resist, she had to fight back to defend her family. Atticus on the other hand only fought back with his words. Bob had assaulted Atticus and threatened him and his family. When Bob Ewell spits on Atticus, Atticus doesn’t fight back. He turned around and walked away. It takes a lot of courage for a man to just walk away from someone trying to degrade them. Atticus knew that fighting Bob would not change anything, but using his words or winning the trial would change everything. Atticus resisted fighting because he wasn’t going to give them the benefit of the doubt, instead, he won by using his brain and outsmarting