Courage is the ability to do something that frightens you, it’s what makes ordinary people extraordinary. It is the strength in the face of pain or grief. But most importantly “real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it throughout no matter what”- Harper Lee. In the Novel To Kill A Mockingbird the theme courage is well shown throughout. In a small town of Maycomb, Alabama, two Kids face growing up in an unfair world affected with major racism. Harper Lee displays courage as standing up for what you believe in, even when it means getting in a tough spots. The display of courage in to Kill a mockingbird is shown through characters such as Atticus, Boo and Jem and Scout. Atticus demonstrates …show more content…
Arthur Radley otherwise known as Boo Radley was seen as half a man and half a monster, he is a genuinely tall man that never leaves his house because we was labeled as a bad kids at a young age, he hung out with the wrong crowd and did terrible things. Later, near the end we discover that Boo a nice guy and is just a regular person like everyone else. Boo shows courage when choosing not to leave his house despite of what everyone says about him. This shows courage because Arthur chooses to ignore what people say instead of making it affect him. To continue, Arthur’s courage is shown when he took and sowed Jem’s pants quickly enough for, Jem to have them on the fence waiting for him the next morning. with that during the time when Miss. Maudie’s house caught on fire, Arthur covered Scout with a blanket. This demonstrates courage throughout because even though Jem and Scout say mean things about him. He is still watching them not matter what. Likewise, toward the end of the novel as Jem and Scout are walking back from the play, Bob Ewell attacks them from behind trying to kill them, soon Arthur Radley comes in and saves them.: “ Still but for a man breathing heavily, breathing heavily and staggering. I thought he went to the tree and leaned against it. He coughed violently, a sobbing, bone shaking cough.( Lee 351)”. This shows courage because Boo went out of his comfort zone and saved Jem …show more content…
Jem and Scout demonstrate courage when doing things together and if it’s not together it’s for eachother. Scout the narrator of the story is a tomboy who would rather solve things physically than in her head. Eventually, Scout come to a new understanding of human nature and her purpose in the world. Jem Scout’s older brother and best friend, In the novel Jem deals with the problems of the beginning of adulthood and faces them with difficulty. To begin, Jem and Scout show courage when they face their fears by touching the Radley’s house. This shows courage because everyone in the town of Maycomb thinks that Boo Radley is a mean person so by touching his house they have to have lots of courage to do that. To continue, when Jem and Scout protect their dad by standing up to the mob, this demonstrates courage by helping him and doing what’s right. Also, Jem stands up and protects his sister when Bob Ewell was trying to hurt her. This shows courage because being his older brother, he helped his sister even though he we got hurt in doing so. Finally, Jem and Scout are good examples of courage when facing their fears and helping one
It teaches them to not be prejudice and get to know a person before making a judgement. Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley, was frowned upon by many people in the Maycomb community. He was rumoured to have been locked in the basement by his father and older brother after an incident involving scissors. Though never seen stepping outside his house, he intrigues yet also frightens Scout, Jem and their friend Dill. After different events in the novel, the children come to find that Boo Radley is not intimidating, but a man who due to his father, is emotionally damaged. Miss Maudie, a neighbour of the Finch’s, explains to Scout that "Mockingbirds don 't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don 't eat up people 's gardens, don 't nest in corncribs, they don 't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That 's why it 's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” The mockingbird is a symbol for innocent people, who are judged for no reason. Like the mockingbird, Boo Radley has people prejudiced against him when he is an innocent man. By using this metaphor, the reader is able to understand the link between Boo Radley and the innocence and morality. As well as the mockingbird, he also symbolises goodness. By secretly watching over Scout and Jem, he protects them from later being attacked by Bob Ewell, a symbol of evil. When Jem and Scout begin to trust Boo, they are paying the highest tribute they could pay him.
Courage is a deed that can be portrayed in many ways. In the Historical Fiction novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, there are many acts of racism and problematic cases where acts of courage are demonstrated in different and unique ways that can only be deciphered if one reads in between the lines of the words. There are three characters in particular who show courage in diverse ways. First, there is Arthur Radley who anonymously shows courage by performing tasks that cause him to face the outside world where he’s been isolated from for so long. Secondly, there is Scout Finch who demonstrates courage through her adolescent age. Lastly, there is Atticus Finch who displays courage through his selfless and kind actions. Therefore, in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses diverse characters to represent different acts of courage.
Courage is the ladder on which other themes in to kill a mockingbird mount on. With courage people tend to take risks, have strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. How many times have you considered yourself as courageous? At the end of the novel, you see reasons why being courageous could help you as a reader live a better and braver life. In Conclusion, courage is the foundation of integrity.
A person that was stuck behind bars for most of his life escapes and saves the lives of two innocent children. Boo Radley whose real name is Mr. Arthur is like a prisoner in his own home because he is afraid to face the real world. Boo Radley plays a major role in the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" because he acts like a second father to the children. He does this by creating a strong bond with the children, he saves Jem and Scout's lives and he is like a mockingbird to the children. Boo Radley show us that a complete stranger can become your best friend in a single moment.
People show bravery in many ways, both typical and atypical. Atticus, Boo and Jem all showed important examples of bravery. Atticus models bravery for his children in the determined way he defends Tom Robinson. Boo eventually becomes a hero by the brave actions he takes to protect the children. Jem grows from an immature child to a brave young man. They all face their inner fears as well as the rules of society and stand up for what they believe in. Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird shows the difference between right and wrong by the actions of Atticus, Boo and Jem.
"Courage isn't an absence of fear. It's doing what you are afraid to do. It's having the power to let go of the familiar and forge ahead into new territory." ~John Maxwell. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout (Jean Louise Finch), Jem (Jeremy Atticus Finch), and Atticus Finch display acts of valor that contribute, and in some cases encourage their rectitude. Harper Lee demonstrates that acting courageously can lead to an improved, sustained, or newly developed personal integrity.
But Boo tends to be a misunderstood character, just like the mockingbird. In chapter 28, when Jem and Scout were walking back home from school, they took the shortcut which happened to be pitch black. Jem heard a sound which alerted them. At first Jem thought it was Cecil Jacobs (a boy who liked to pull jokes on Jem and Scout), but then they realized it was someone else. They heard footsteps running after them to find that it was a grown man. Jem called out to Scout to run but she fell due to her costume.When Scout finally got back up to find Jem, the man squeezed her until she could barely breathe. Worriedly, Scout called out for Jem but didn’t get a response. She saw two men underneath the tree besides Jem and herself. She called out “Atticus?” but there was no answer once again. She noticed a man laying the ground that had the awful essence of booze, she got up and made her way over the road, and within the light of the street lamp Scout sees a man carrying Jem. The man headed towards the Finch house, where Atticus let him in. Scout eventually realized that “the man” was no other than Mr. Arthur or commonly referred to as Boo Radley. Mr. Arthur, despite his poor perception of
Harper Lee achieved the most important dream of a writer; her book is timeless. The theme of To Kill a Mockingbird, courage, is one that no one can deny is a central idea not only in the novel but also in life. People believe that courage is something that everyone is born with, but I disagree. Atticus once told Scout, “"They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions," said Atticus, "but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.” Only courageous people can teach others to stand up for what they truly believe in.
Courage is not something that we are born with, it is a skill that takes time to learn and only a few are lucky enough to have it. To Kill a Mockingbird is not only about life in a world full of hate, it is about standing up for anyone’s beliefs being brave enough to do it. In this story, Harper Lee says “Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do” (Lee 112). In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee illustrates courage through Atticus Finch, Mrs. Dubose, and Arthur Radley.
In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, a character Atticus states; “Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” Throughout history, there have been many courageous people who have strongly demonstrated the quality of courage. Courage is a reoccurring theme that Harper Lee chooses to emphasize throughout To Kill A Mockingbird that many of her characters pursue as a strong quality. However, courage is proven to be most evident through Atticus, Scout, and Calpurina.
Courage exists in several forms in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. As defined by Atticus Finch, real courage "…when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what” (149). The novel explores the how this real courage can be shown in different ways through the lives of many characters in Maycomb, particularly, Tom Robinson, Mrs. Dubose, and Atticus. Their courage is evident through their lifestyle, actions, and beliefs.
Despite what people say about him, he shows that he is kind, reclusive, and courageous. He is kind by folding Jem’s pants. He is reclusive by staying inside his house. He is also courageous by saving Jem and Scout. Boo is a important person in To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. The reason he is, is because without him Jem wouldn’t have his pants and Jem and Scout would be dead and Bob Ewell would be alive. That shows that Boo Radley is a kind, reclusive, and a courageous person, also is
Arthur "Boo" Radley, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Radley, is first introduced to readers as a shy and mysterious recluse who mostly appears in the imaginations of Jem, Scout, and Dill or in the stories told by the residence of Maycomb.
Scout believes at the beginning of the book that courage is all to do with physical feats like fist fighting. Scout and Jem though Atticus was courageous when he shot the mad dog, but Atticus just shrugged it off telling his children that that is not ? real courage?. The children soon see that moral courage is more valuable after Miss Dubose said "Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for!" Chapter 11, Page 113 after they walked past her house.
Courage allows people to discover who they are in a bold way. Innocence isn’t weakness, but the strength in someone. Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” shows how everyone has courage and innocence inside of them. Lee includes dialogue, symbolism, metaphors, similes, and personification to help show, the theme of courage in the characters. One of the themes that came up is courage. Courage allows people to attempt difficult tasks in their lives, even though the chance of failure is high. Innocence is another theme that emerged in the text. It’s not nativity, but it’s seeing the world through a different set of lens based on experiences.