Of Mice And Men Quotes Courage

Atticus's strong sense of morality and justice motivates him to defend Tom Robinson with determination, giving it all he has. He shows this when he says, "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try and win." (pg.82). He says this to Scout after she comes home from school angry at Cecil Jacobs for making fun of Atticus in the schoolyard. Atticus tells her to fight with her head instead of her fists. He wants the people of Maycomb to hear the truth about Tom, "That boy may go to the chair, but he's not going till the truth's told." (pg.159). Atticus is putting everything a man holds dear, dignity, respect, honor and status, on the line to protect Tom. He later shows more bravery when he goes to the jailhouse to

Atticus Finch is remarkably courageous throughout the novel. Atticus does not retaliate when Bob Ewell spits in his face, goes to Tom’s cell knowing there would be a mob, and does his best in court to exonerate Tom. Firstly, Atticus does not retaliate when Bob Ewell spits in his face. Atticus says “ ‘...if spitting in my face saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that’s something I’ll gladly take’ ” (Lee 218). Atticus is being disrespected in one of the worst ways by a man he could destroy, but knows that he was helping a victim of abuse, Mayella, so he does not make things worse by retaliating. Secondly, Atticus knows there is a mob coming, but nevertheless goes to Tom Robinson’s cell to defend him. Atticus knows the possibly dangerous mob is coming, with Scout observing “He seemed to be expecting them” (150). However, Atticus recognizes that he is Tom’s only hope, and utilizes his immense courage to face the mob. Thirdly, Atticus does his best to defend Tom in court. As Scout tells us, “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (241). Atticus knows from the beginning he has next to no chance to win the trial, but still tries for Tom’s sake, for the other black people in the community, and for the chance he could appeal it and change laws for the good of African Americans. Atticus is an amazing example of courage in the face of adversity for his actions in To Kill A Mockingbird.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success. One will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble; courage is simply the foundation of integrity. What someone does in these moments of being very brave will reveal how strong someone really is, regardless of how much weight someone can deadlift. The courage of each character in "To Kill A Mockingbird" manifests itself in their battles against the corrupt forces of their world.

Courage is the ability to do something in the face of pain, grief or fear. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus serves as an example of true courage to the town when he shoots the sick dog Tim Johnson, defends Tom Robinson in his legal troubles and allows Mr. Ewell spit in his face.

Atticus’ courage in this event involves him standing up to the mob with lethal intentions while he was unarmed and he was willing to put himself at risk or be possibly killed to save Tom’s life. Atticus stands for what he believes in to the highest capacity and he would not become a bystander or a part of the problem. As a result of Atticus’ boldness, Tom asks “Mr. Finch? They gone? Atticus stepped back and looked up. They’ve gone. Get some sleep, Tom. They won’t bother you anymore.”(pg. 206) This quotation reveals Atticus standing up to the gruesome mob making Tom safe, unharmed and alive. Furthermore, Atticus is safe and unharmed and most importantly, the mob did not accomplish their horrific goal of lynching Tom Robinson. Thus, his courage lead to the positive outcome of survival for the both of them. In addition to the lynch mob event proving Atticus’ courageous acts, Atticus also is courageous when he shoots the rabid dog in front of the Radley’s

Courage is being able to do what people believe is right without caring what others think. This is shown through the character Atticus in the novel To Kill Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. To begin with, Atticus stands up for what he thinks is right when he sits in front of the jail protecting Tom Robinson from all the men that try to hurt him. During the confrontation at the jailhouse, Atticus and Mr. Cunningham say this to each other, “‘Get aside from the door Mr. Finch’ ‘You can turn around and go home again Walter’” (Lee 151). The men are trying to get through the door to Tom. Atticus knew the men were coming to get Tom, and he knew he had to stop them. When Atticus’s courage was questioned by Mr. Cunningham, he did not back down. Atticus showed his courage through

Atticus tackles a situation that many would avoid. Defending an African American man during the time of segregation. Although he is very much aware of this fact, Atticus still takes on the challenge. “Scout, you aren’t old enough to understand some things yet, but there’s been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man.” (86). Atticus states this fact to scout so that he may understand that Atticus is practically defending Tom against the whole town. Although he’s outnumbered by townspeople, Atticus courageously still decides to defend Tom Robertson; even in the face of uncertain failure.

In the book, Atticus was determined to win the Tom Robinson case, or at least try to. He doesn’t care what the outcome was in the past, and wants to change the outcome in the future. “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (101) describes that since Atticus was defeated in the past doesn’t mean that he can’t try again to get a different result. The quote shows courage as well because Atticus wasn’t afraid to go against his own townsmen to do the right thing, regardless of what they were thinking. During the Robinson trial, many townspeople wanted Attics to drop the case, but he refused among threats and taunting. In this book, Atticus stated, “...before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself” (140), and this is showing that he doesn’t mind what everyone else is saying and he’s content with his decision to keep the case despite the consequences. Also, this shows that Atticus has courage and would do what is right even if other people didn’t approve of or like it. Lastly, as one progresses in the book, one would realize early on that Atticus is very courageous, and isn’t afraid of what’ll happen to him to save someone. In chapter 15, a suspicious man yelled from the lynch mob “All right Mr. Finch, get ‘em outa here… you got

Courage, according to the dictionary is, “the ability to do something that frightens one.” On the other hand, courage defined in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, is, “ it’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyways and you see through it no matter what.” (Lee, 112) Through this quote, Atticus defines the fact that one must fight with all their might for something that is right despite if they win or lose. But what does it take to be courageous? Throughout the book, courage is best exemplified through the characters Atticus, Scout, and Jem.

When Scout and Jem first began to shoot, Atticus told them they could “shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). Harper Lee uses the image of a mockingbird to represent innocence often, and by having Atticus claim that it was a “sin” to kill a mockingbird, she is able to represent Atticus’s views on defending Tom Robinson. Although it would have been easier to side with the rest of society against Tom Robinson, Atticus decided to take the case anyway; this decision subjected him to the scrutiny of the rest of the community and caused Atticus to be attacked by others. While everyone turned a blind eye to the overwhelming evidence that declared Tom Robinson was innocent, Atticus chose not to ignore this and fought his hardest to get the town to vote against the Ewells. Atticus’ faith in his beliefs portrays one important form of courage- standing up for the innocent despite the threat of danger and the social status it

Courage is not facing a problem without any fear. Courage is facing an obstacle despite their fear. Standing up for what they believe in, even though there will be negative consequences. That is true courage. The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee does a great job of showing this.

Courage manifests itself into certain characters of To Kill a Mockingbird once the story begins to escalate. These characters, or certain individuals, go through different situations and assimilate the conditions they were put in. Maycomb, their small little town, is where everything takes place. As the characters evolve in the town, due to their surroundings and events that take place, they all begin to find moral strengths to venture, persevere, endure dangers, fears, and difficulties.

Courage is to accept a challenge when the results are inevitably going to end with the odds against the one taking the challenge. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, three specific situations show how the characters in the book showed no fear at all towards their future fate. These three situations are when Mrs. Dubose is well aware that she would die soon, Dill running far away from home, and the trial with Atticus defending Tom Robinson against the charge of rape. The very first courageous act is when Mrs. Dubose no longer wanted to be addicted to the morphine that killed her pain.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines courage as the “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.” In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, courage is shown by a number of characters, including Jem and Atticus, in different forms.

Courage means to try as hard as you can in order to complete something. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird a character, Atticus Finch definitely exemplifies the term courage in many different ways. The novel takes place in Maycomb, Alabama in the late 1920s and the early 1930s. Atticus, a father of two, faces the discrimination between blacks and whites in a case he was assigned to. He has to support a black man and prove he is not guilty.