Courage is when you keep on pushing, and pushing, until you get to the next level and don’t let anyone get in your way ,no matter what happens. In the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry By:Mildred D. Taylor, there is a sassy young girl named Cassie Logan. She is always sassy and she stands up for what she believes in and never lets anyone let her down. Cassie shows courage when she stood up to the Simm’s, when it was the first day of school for Little man, and when Cassie helped T.J. whenever he was hurt very badly. Cassie’s actions show that she isn’t afraid to stand up for her beliefs and her actions also show that she is very brave and wont let anyone stand in her way.
Have you ever been in a situation where you had to stand up for one of your family members? Would you even be willing to stand up for that family member? Well Cassie takes a whoopin with her little brother Little Man. Little man asked Miz.crocker for a new book because the one he had was to dirty,so he set it on Miz.Crockers desk. Miz. Crocker told him to pick up the book but Little man said no, so Little man gets a whoopin. Cassie Logan says, “ Miz. Crocker, I don't’ my book either,” (PG. 27) to Miz.Crocker, so then Cassie gets a
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Or have to fake to get information about something? Well Cassie pretended to be friends with Lillian Jean Simms. Cassie and Lillian were walking down the street and told Lillian she had a surprise in the woods for her. When they got in the woods Cassie dropped Lilian’s book on the ground because Cassie got tired of holding them. Lillian said she better pick them up so Cassie and Lillian got into a hair pulling fight. Lillian said she was going to tell everyone but on Page 181 Cassie said, “ You do that, Lillian Jean. You just do that and i’m gonna make sure all your fancy friends know how you keeps a secret.” This shows that Cassie really wasn’t Lillian’s friend. Cassie was using Lillian to find out about all of her
“ SOmetimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” Keri Russell. In the novel “ The Wednesday Wars” by Gary D Schmidt Hollings father decides that his sister is not going to college. Although Mr.Hoodhood has said no Heather can still make her own decisions according to what she wants in her life, so that she makes the results of her life and changes what she wants to change. In this situation heather has been beaten, but I think that Mr.hoodhood is wrong because you should go to college no matter how old you are. Just because your parent says you can’t do something doesn’t mean you can’t do it as an adult.
Courage is an attribute that someone has when they stand up for what they believe in. In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor, Cassie shows some acts of courage. Cassie faces some challenges and she handles them in different ways. Cassie shows courage by standing up for Little Man, volunteering to be splashed by the bus for revenge, and standing up to Lillian Jean. I think that she did the right thing when she stood up for Little Man. She was trying to make things right.
Courage is having to stand up for people who are being treated unfairly or if they have different skin color. In Mildred Taylor’s book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Stacey has to show courage by standing up for his friends and family. Stacey is a seventh grader at Great Faith Elementary School and is the oldest Logan kid. when Papa is gone he feels like he needs to be the man of the house and watch out for his younger siblings. Stacey had to show courage when he helped Little Man get back at the bus, takes the blame for the cheat notes, and took T.J. home when he was injured.
Many people believe that to have courage, you must conquer something physically challenging. Courage is a quality in which the mind is able to confront any difficulty, whether that be fear, danger or even pain. Scout and her older brother Jem are both influenced by
Courage is when you know you’re beaten. The character Atticus, for instance, who was a seasoned lawyer acted courageous defending Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was a black man who was accused of raping a white girl. Atticus was appointed to defend him. Jem was happy because he thought his father had won the case but Reverend Sykes loathed telling Jem “Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man…”(Lee 208). Atticus was sure he wasn’t going to win the case, nevertheless he gave it a try. That didn’t stop Atticus from trying to defend his client Tom Robinson. Another part in the novel when Atticus was courageous was when he shot at the man street dog. Heck Tate the Maycomb Sheriff was not as courageous as Atticus so he handed Atticus the air rifles and with one shot Atticus took down the street dog. Miss Maudie says “I saw that, One Shot Finch” (Lee 97). Atticus was referred to as one-shot finch because of his shooting skills. The other incidence in the novel when Atticus portrays courage was when he was not scared when Bob Ewell threatened him. Bob Ewell was the man who accused Atticus’ defendant Tom Robinson of raping his daughter Mayella. Atticus thought Bob Ewell threatened him as some sort of revenge, but unfortunately Atticus was wrong because when Bob Ewell said ...
In the novella of The Crucible by Arthur Miller vengeance is walking Salem in causing several conflicts throughout the Salem village. Many of the conflicts are due with getting back at one another with the need for revenge. “We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!” (Miller 81). This quote is trying to prove the point the proctor has a very good understanding of what is happening in how the little girls are rebelling and acting out. They are accusing several women of being witches. “Why, Abigail Williams charge her” (Miller 77). The quote is trying to show how many of the girls are calling out the wives in the Salem village.
Jack Spencer's dad is tough on him, but Jack's learned to live with it. For the most part, Jack has it pretty good. He's a star player on his high school basketball team with everything going for him - scoring records, popularity, and an easy path to a college scholarship. Then, the unbelievable happens, and bad news leads to worse news. Almost as fast as the crash that put his mom in the hospital, everything that Jack believes in starts to crumble. His only hope is to discover what's really going on, and quickly. If he doesn't, Jack may lose much more than a basketball career.
Courage is an action that shows bravory.in the book roll of thunder hear my cry stacey showed courage by staying with his friend.stacey is the oldest kid in the logan family he feels like he has to lead his family.stacey had to show courage when two bad people was beating up his friend.
To show courage you have to try to do the best you can do whether you can do it or not.In the book roll of thunder hear my cry.Mildred D Taylor uses Cassie Logan as an example of a young girl who is a very strong girl who is very courageous and strong.Cassie shows courage when she stood up for Little man for when he did not like the condition of the book that he got,she stood up to Lillian Jean, and she told mr Barnett he should have waited for them and the other people.All these actions that she faced tells us that sher is a very outspoken to to tell mr Barnett that he could have waited.To shows that she cares she cried for tj and the land.
Courage is a strong word, feeling and thought. It is grace under pressure. Courage is doing something that is discomforting to make others better. It is having mental strength and doing something you never thought could be done. Courage is a trait, a trait hard to show for it looks different for everyone. In To Kill a Mockingbird, you can see courage through the actions of Atticus Finch, Mrs. Dubose and Boo Radley because they all did something that was out of their comfort zone. They are faced with a challenge and they accept it for what it is. They do not hide away when they face problems or bumps on the road.
Courage is when you show very brave actions, and don´t let anyone get in your way.In Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry the author Mildred Taylor introduce a very sassy and courageous character named Cassie Logan. She has to stand up for her family throughout the book. Cassie is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in, even if it might get her in trouble. Cassie proves she has courage when she stands up for Little Man at school, when she is at the Barnett store, and she is willing to stand up for T.J even though his mean actions against her family.Cassie is a very sassy and outspoken girl who stands up for what she believes in. She is not afraid to fight for what is right. She loves and her family more than anything, and she is not afraid to stand up for them. Cassie is very courageous, and she knows what is right from wrong.
The statement peace is better than revenge is perfect for the book the roll of thunder Hear me cry. There are so many times while you are reading this novel that things could of went completely different if they would of gotten revenge but instead did the right thing to solve problems. Page 116 of Roll Of Thunder Hear Me Cry states “when the words had been spoken i turned and fled crying into the back of the wagon, no day in my life had ever been as cruel as this one”. This quote represents mamas effort to solve problems. By making Cassie apologize even when she wasn't the main problem caused more peace than getting revenge.
“‘Alright Cassie,’ she sighed, turning to me, ‘ome on and get yours’” (Taylor, 27). When the Logan children returned back to school, they were promised brand new books. The children received the “new” books, but they noticed a chart that proved the white school had passed the books down to the kids. Cassie’s brother, Little Man, likes everything clean. He refused the book due to the horrible quality. He looking inside the book, and noticed the chart. He threw a fit. His teacher switched him. Cassie notices the chart and says, “‘Miz Crocker, don’t please!- I know why he done it!’”She shows her teacher the book, but Mrs. Crocker isn’t phased by the
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the theme of courage is seen through the actions of many characters; I have also seen many examples of courage in my own life through current events, such as news stories about Aly Raisman, and courage is also seen in my personal experiences, such as the time my cousin had moved to New York. The definition of courage is the ability to do something that frightens one or strength in the face of pain or grief. Also, Atticus says, “It’s when you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
Courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger and pain ("Courage"). One of the major qualities emphasized by Girl Scouts, courage is one of three standards taught in the final three levels of Girl Scouts. In their ‘cadette’ year (the third of six levels), a girl is taught about self image and how to stand up for what she believes. In their cumulative award, the Bronze award, a girl finds her voice and uses it to make a difference in the community that raised and nurtured her. She can do this by designing a community walk-a-thon for charity, or by lending a hand at the local humane center. Wherever the girl decides to work, Girl Scouts encourages her to choose a field that they have a passion for.