Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes Courage Analysis

We all have opportunities to display courage in our life, but if we actually do is our decision. Courage is being able to do what is right even if it can be hard. In the book Speak by Laurie Halle Anderson I found three different examples of courage. In this book Melinda Sordino, David Petrakis and Melinda, again all show courage.

It is important to have courage because it will encourage and help you to meet new people and do better things for other people and yourself. In speak Melinda develops social problems because of her bad experiences in the past, which is why it took her a lot of courage to go to a pep rally for her school. This benefited her because it made her meet new people and socialize even if she didn’t want to, this made her step out of her comfort zone and gain self confidence. “I’ve always wanted to go to a pep rally. Can you imagine what it must be like to be on the football team and have

Courage is an important quality to have, because everyone can’t always be afraid of everything and let their fears hold them back. Sometimes people have to do things that they don’t want to do, or they have to face their fears.

“Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is being afraid and doing it anyway.” This quote said by Lou Gehrig explains that courage isn't about having no fear; but rather, it is about one being filled with fear and deciding that something or someone is greater than that fear. In the book, The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, the protagonist, Henry Lee, turns against the will of his father and his own country values to run after forbidden love. Even though Lee is afraid, he courageously proceeds to follow his heart.

A courageous action most often is associated with reaching a goal or task of importance, despite the dangers even risks associated with it (“Courage”). For any specific act to be considered truly courageous it must be reasonably thought about and determined that the goal is well worth the risk or danger (“Courage”). Courage so often can be put with words such as heroic, and bravery although with courage there can be a fine line between courageous acts and plain foolishness. All this can make people believe that courage only applies to physical actions. There are two kinds of courage moral and physical in many cases they are both displayed in a single courageous act; however, bravery must come before all else, because they are associated with reaching a task of importance regardless of risk.

“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. It’s when you know 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 149).

When you have courage, you will have to make harder decisions. But you have to know that it will end up ok. It is important to gain courage to protect others, forgive oneself, and protect oneself.

Strong individuals who show courage are the ones who make a strong community, and aim to demonstrate it even if it's a small action because it might still make a big difference

It’s necessary to be courageous. Being courageous helps when you need to stand up to someone, do something bold, or even speaking up about a situation can be courageous. But in the book Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, Eric Calhoune goes above and beyond for his best friend, Sarah Byrnes, so she can get out of a sticky situation. When Sarah Byrnes first tells Eric about the whole deal ( page 139 “how's it going?” There will be no response, no head movement, nary a twitch of the eye.

Everyone has the potential for courage, however, not everyone takes advantage of it. Imagine the nerd taking advantage of talking to the pretty girl in the lunch-room and compare it to not taking the chance. Similarly, in Harper Lee’s story,”To Kill a Mockingbird”, characters employ their wits in order to overcome adversity. Frankly, when used, courage can help with the impossible.

Courage is defined in this book as doing what is right. Even if it means you are on the

Courage is very important thing for someone to have in life. It’s important because it can get someone far in life, and it can make them successful. In the book Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, it shows why it’s a good thing to have. It’s a book about 2 friends who’ve been outcasts for their whole school experience. But when Eric starts losing weight it changes their friendship.

Terry Goodkind once said, “Sometimes, making the wrong choice is better than making no choice. You have the courage to go forward; that is rare. A person who stands at the fork, unable to pick, will never get anywhere.” When Terry said these words he was no referring to our behavior, but to are response to the ( problem). People make good and bad decisions, but the choice you make, can make a differences. Avi, the author, of True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, input this idea for his reader in the book as he developed the theme of courage.

Nowadays, courage is often hard to find. Self-benefit or protection is often the only intention of human beings. Many people choose to take the easy route, the route that guarantees their own protection. Yet like a needle in a haystack, there are people that put others before themselves and do what is right. These are the people that show one of the purest types of courage in this world.

The word courage originates from the Latin term ‘cor’, which means heart and refers to the ability to follow our heart. Being brave means to be ourselves, to express what we feel and think. Many choose silence over voicing their needs, may be that appears secure to them. For many their mind screams that they run the risk of being judged, ridiculed, removed, boycotted, or not to be loved. This leads to the feelings of self-exploitation because we failed to push beyond necessary boundaries by remaining silent. When we burn out to the threshold then we start ruining our relationships and friendships.