Examples Of The Unnamed Father In The Road

However he had been betrayed by Marry Warren at the end, and he lost the trial. Bravery could fail, and is very risky. Like in this book, Proctor had failed and his bravery went to vain, however he has ended the bad cycle. Another example of bravery is when he decides to not confess that he is a witch, and decides to get hanged.

In The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006) a father and son illustrate dedication towards each others lives by surviving in a post-apocalyptic world. Through hard times both characters deal with facing death and admitting that they both want to die, but they depend on one another to continue survival in this dreadful world. McCarthy describes this as a recurring theme throughout the book. The idea of death is a constant threat, but through reliance and love of others one can persevere.

This also reinforces O’Briens idea of the true nature of courage by again showing that he didn’t react as he was expected to, and how he was not as courageous as he thought he should

"I wanted to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun." What kinds of heroism and courage are shown in To Kill a Mockingbird? Discuss.

The boy is very warm-hearted and appears to struggle to understand that danger could occur at any moment, whilst his father knows a lot more about what some people, “the bad guys”, do in order to survive. It could be seen that the child is very naive and therefore trusts others more than his father. However his trust in others teaches his father a valuable lesson; that not everyone is a “bad guy”. For instance when the pair come across Ely, the father is wary about him but his son is adamant that they give him a tin of food. This shows to readers that the boy has faith unlike his father. Another example is when the son sees the little boy; he begs his father to go back and help him and asks if he can go with them. I believe that he wants to help others as

The last character that has shown continuous bravery in the novel was Wiley. Wiley appears to be around the age of seventeen. Wiley, his uncle Amber, and his mother Mary are slaves of Kathleen Sullivan. One of Wiley’s bravery acts was when he helped Liz. He had seen her on the trail and decided to help disregarding the repercussions, if he is caught for helping her. To illustrate, in a brief conversation, Wiley explained to Liz telling her there was a safe place to hide out at the old Indian Burial ground. His Uncle Amber will be waiting, for her arrival. Wiley was worried, for the helpless Jeff Boy. He knew that he had to come up with a quick plan. In reference to the novel, Wiley’s bravest moment was when he decided to run after the Woolman; not knowing what he was up against to help rescue Jeff Boy.

Examples from the novel is when Murray goes to war. Bravery is shown in this because you would have to be quite brave to go to war and fight for your own country, knowing that you might get shot. Another example is when Murray stays with Sid at war. Murray stays with Sid at war while he is injured after Will shot him. They started talking about the cricket match. Another example is when Will shot paddy. Their dad was going to kill paddy but he handed the rifle to Murray and he was meant to kill paddy, but he was being a coward so he handed the rifle to his brother so Will had to be brave and shoot the don. Their dad quoted just before they shot paddy thats there was “No place on a farm for a fool of a dog” (page 38). These examples and more demonstrate to us that in the novel bravery was another big theme that Tony Palmer explored.

Bravery and cowardice are both significant to the overall development of To Kill a Mockingbird and the characters that it consists of. There were many brave characters in the novel that did a variety of things to display bravery and courage. Similarly there were also a couple of characters who showed cowardice in ways that would disgust readers. Mrs. Dubose Lafayette and Atticus Finch were two of the bravest characters in the book, while Mr. Bob Ewell was the biggest coward of the book.

Bravery is demonstrated by the desire for lawfulness. Atticus Finch tries to teach his children that throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird. He leads by the example of himself, and others in the sleepy country town of Maycomb.

Harris is brave because after getting shot an put in prison he stilled escaped to

There are many instances on his Hero’s Journey when he proves his worth through courageous

his braveness was when he dealed with Tony D. and his gang at the Fourth of July ceremony. He called

We can talk about being brave all we want, but doing it is another story. The father also showed bravery, as well as showing us what it was like to go against the crowd at this time. Most people wanted a slavery and would do anything they could to get it in kansas, and Mr. Cody did his best to try and stop them. This was a big influence on his son Billy because he would put his mind to something and would not let anything stop him. Even when his mother told him no, he stuck to his opinion and did it anyway. The young boy in this book is a true inspiration to readers, and the author did a fantastic job showing us that. Throughout the book we see different themes, characters, facts, and stories that help us understand what it was like growing up in bleeding kansas. The entertainment value and knowledge learned from this book makes it well worth the read, as well as the purchase so you can go back and re-read it, because it is just that good. Andrea Warren depicts Buffalo Bill perfectly as well as nails the background information and the history

All through the book, bravery has been a big subject. Was he being a coward? Or was he brave? These were the biggest questions in this book. What do you think?

Harry stays on the trail when Ron wants to leave yelling “No Ron we have to get this done”. He shows bravery by staying in the forest when fear overtakes his body. He also shows bravery in chapter sixteen, “The chamber of secrets”, when he fights and kills the basilisk to stop Tom Riddle from killing Ginny Weasley by “Throwing his whole weight into the sword and plunging the sword into the roof of the basilisk's mouth. Those are all instances of bravery and shows just how brave Harry Potter is in the second novel, “The chamber of secrets”.