Atticus is showing alot of bravery in this novel because he is doing alot of heroic things.He is a caring person and a good person at the same time.At one point in the novel Atticus is trying to save two black males because he wanted them to live than die.Atticus wanted the two black males to plead guilty to stay alive in jail he is not selfish at all in the novel a very helpful person.He cares about other people lives those black men could of died without atticus because atticus they kept their lives atticus was very smart about the situation.People thought atticus was a bad person because he was taking up for those black males because he is white atticus didn’t care what other people said about him and what they did to him atticus still remained the same.Atticus would want them do him the same if he was in that position people was calling him a nigger lover atticus cares about everyone life.Atticus didn’t pay no attention to the negativety in the novel.
Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird was published in the year of 1960, and is one of the few American classic novels awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The racism that is prevalent in many southern American towns in the 1930s is brought to life with profound imagery in To Kill a Mockingbird. There are several characters in the book, yet the true main character is the narrator's father, Atticus Finch. He is a man of great integrity and intelligence. A very heroic figure in more ways than one, Atticus possesses traits like being principled, determined, and, more importantly, he teaches others. When looking at To Kill a Mockingbird, one can see that Lee uses lots of description, dialogue, and actions to portray Atticus as a heroic individual.
An idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art of literature can be referred to as a “Theme”. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly. Theme is an important part of fictional stories. Several themes are presented in the novel to kill a mocking bird. One of the reoccurring themes in to kill a mockingbird is courage.
Throughout the novel Atticus, Boo and Jem demonstrate, through actions, the important theme that everyone is brave in their own way. Atticus Finch shows through his actions that bravery can show up in many different ways. Although he lives in Alabama, surrounded by racists, Atticus shows extreme bravery in the way he defends Tom Robinson. Not only does Atticus defend Tom Robinson’s case in the courtroom, he also pours his heart and soul into protecting Robinson and his whole family from the angry mobs of Maycomb. When Atticus explains to Scout and Jem, “I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this county in legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again,” he models bravery and the importance of doing the right thing even under the most difficult circumstances (Lee 75).
I think that every time Atticus brings forward his heroic characteristics he contradicts them with his negatives: he is an intelligent man yet terribly lonesome; he does everything he could to win the case but somehow he still loses; he cares about his children tremendously however he is not there for them in their time of need. After all was it not Boo Radley who rescued the children, not Atticus? Finch is a honorable man with a lot on his shoulders who tries his best. But sometimes that is just not good enough. If Boo Radley was able to come out of his house to save a couple of innocent children, then Atticus was more than capable of doing so as
Many of Atticus’s actions throughout the novel portray him as a courageous man. Atticus demonstrates true courage by defending Tom Robinson, even though he knows that he will not win and that the people of Maycomb will clearly turn on him. Later on in the novel Atticus is courageous when he stands outside of Tom's cell, knowing that men from town will show up and attempt to beat him or worse yet kill him. When the town does show up, Atticus shows courage again by standing his ground and refusing to leave Tom when he says “You can go turn around and go home again, Walter”
Atticus is brave because he is more than willing to sacrifice all his time to defend Tom Robinson’s case, when he knows just as much as anyone else that it’s a hopeless cause. There are several times in the book when you can tell how beaten Atticus feels, yet he still gets up in the morning and does his best to carry on. In chapter 22, after losing the trial, Atticus gets up and carries on as usual and makes sure the children know
This novel tends us to picture Atticus as a very courageous man. His definition for this term doesn?t mean bravery or a man with a gun in his hand. He defines courage as ?When you know you are licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what?. Atticus?s courage is represented very significantly and differently in this book. He undertook the case of a Negro who was wrongly accused of raping a white girl. He went against the whole racist community of the town. The opposition of the racist people failed to make him step back from the case. He just fought the case courageously. But the white jury couldn?t possibly be expected to take a black person?s work against the whites.
He makes sure everyone in the city of Maycomb is out of harm and well protected. He risks his well being for others. To begin with he defeated the mad dog.“With movements so swift they seemed simultaneous, Atticus's hand yanked a ball-tipped lever as he brought the gun to his shoulder” (Lee, 80). This quote is significant because it shows that a dog that everyone was scared of and could of killed or hurt the residents of city of Maycomb, got rid of by Atticus. Another reason that proves that Atticus is truly brave is his ability to be calm and not to further complicate things. He showed bravery in his confrontation with Bob Ewell. “.. this morning Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face,and told him he’d get it if it took the rest of his life”( Lee, 184). “Miss Stephanie said Atticus didn’t bat an eye. Just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names wild horses could not bring her to repeat”(Lee, 185) This shows his bravery because he did not respond and cause more problems, he simply walked
Atticus is trying to change all of the negative stereotypes in the community he lives in. That white people aren’t better than black. That they are all equal.
Atticus is shown as a courageous man because he stood up for his beliefs even though it could possibly ruin his reputation. Defending
Atticus demonstrates and instills courage very well throughout the play to contribute to his excellent parenting skills. One very courageous act was when he took the case even though he knows the whole town is going to criticize him. He gets a lot of hate throughout the book. For example Cecil Jacobs says, “Atticus is a nigger love” (100). Many people would not defend a black person, this shows
Atticus took many risks knowing that the outcome may not be favorable towards him. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird , Harper Lee displays that Bravery and Courage are important life traits, and can help
In conclusion, Atticus shows praiseworthy courage and behavior, in many instances, throughout the story; not by fighting or killing, but by standing up for what he believed in a civilized and determined way. His sense of morality and equality motivated him to take the risks he did, and was praised by the African American society for the actions he, as a white man, took to support the blacks. In many other instances people were able to display courage, and some good came out of it. Antigone pleased the gods but payed the price for taking unimaginable actions. Rosa Parks sparked a sense of freedom from racism and segregation in the minds of many. Courage is taking risky actions, of which even if you have slight chances of success, you continue to follow through with it and never give up.
Atticus first shows his bravery when he decides to defend Tom Robinson. Atticus Finch is a prominent and impartial lawyer in the racist town of Maycomb. “I’m simply defending a Negro—his name is Tom Robinson” (Lee 100). He is risking his career and his family reputation in accepting the case of Tom Robinson raping a white girl. Moreover, Atticus already knows that he is going to lose the case because of the prejudice and racism in town prior to the trial. Nevertheless, Atticus chooses to defend Tom Robinson in spite of any personal harm that could come about because he strongly believes in justice and Tom’s innocence. Therefore it is extremely courageous of Atticus to take the case in such a daunting circumstance.
In this world one does not often encounter a hero. A true hero dedicated his life to putting others before himself. Through his actions as a hero, Atticus plants the seeds of morality in his community and watches them grow.