Examples Of Real Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird

Real Courage Our world lacks courage in the right places, but it is probably the most common trait in To Kill A Mockingbird. Nearly every character from Scout to even Bob Ewell have courage. I am going to go in depth and describe how courage affects the story. Just about all of Atticus’s actions required some courage. He was probably one of the bravest characters in the novel. One of his most courageous actions was guarding the prison cell of Tom Robinson. He knew people would come and knew they might hurt him, but he showed no fear and didn’t back down. He was going to defend Tom no matter what the consequences were. Thankfully, nothing happened because Scout showed up. Atticus could have gotten hurt but Scouts courage and childhood innocence …show more content…
Dubose. At first, she acts like a mean old lady that has nothing nice to say, so it obviously seems unlikely that she has any courage. However, when she dies, Atticus explains how brave she really was. “Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she dies beholden to nothing and nobody” (Harper Lee 121). This shows she is probably the bravest character out of all in To Kill A Mockingbird. She was highly addicted to a drug called ‘Morphine’. She became sick, and she knew good and well she had very little time to live. Because she would die very soon, she became determined to break her terrible morphine addiction. Jem reading to her helped her pass the time. She was in a state of terrible pain, but she pushed through it all to die free of morphine. This shows that she stayed true to her word. The morphine could have made her terrible pain stop, but she has the courage to push through it all and die free of everything and everyone. This inspires me to live free and not depend on anything. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Mrs. Dubose is one of the many great examples of courage. After her death, Atticus tells Jem, “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand” (Harper Lee. 112). Mrs. Dubose had real courage. Even though he knows the kids will look up to him for being able to shoot the mad dog, he doesn’t want them to. He wants the kids to look up to Mrs. Dubose. She goes beyond a physical act, she shows deep moral integrity and strength. She wants to do what’s right even though it will be hard and have major consequences. She has true

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Examples Of Real Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird