There are many different definitions of courage. Some people say that courage is being able to face their fears. Others say that courage is a person with a strong heart. Being a courageous person means that you are able to bravely face the negative pressures, challenges and adversity that comes in life. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus is a very courageous character, Atticus tried every way to help others were in the need of it. First of all it Atticus bravely faced the racist, prejudice judgment of Maycomb and took Tom Robinson's case. Secondly, Atticus still takes a fight even though he knew he was still going to lose. Lastly, after losing Tom Robinson's case Atticus still pursue for justice. Therefore, In Harper's To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch moral compass helps him to overcome injustice despite the strong force of racist in the community. .
Atticus's decision to defend Tom Robinson resulted into different conflicts that brought hardship not only for him but also for his family but he was courageous enough to ignore these and continues to defend Tom Robinson. Scout got in a fight with Cecil Jacobs, classmate of Scout, when she was is just defending her father's honor. The children called Atticus Finch a "nigger-lover" for defending Tom Robinson in court. Atticus explains to both his children that the prejudice in Maycomb is a sort of disease afflicting even "good" people (Lee). Atticus' wise and understanding attitude is because he is quite aware of the fact that each human being has positive and negative sides. He always focuses on the good part of the people around him and in each situation he finds excuses for their aggressive or bad deeds. .
When Atticus was asked to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused for raping a white woman, people in Maycomb started to talk about it. When Atticus was informed by Scout that people like old Mrs. Dubose have been calling him names "niggers and trash he works for.
(essay on his character) Atticus Finch was a man who fought for what he believed in. ... If Atticus Finch ever treated anybody unequally than there was a good reason. ... Atticus Finch is a successful man. He is a courageous man who does not believe in racism. ... Atticus finch was a man who fought for what he believed in. ...
Atticus Finch was a man who fought for what he believed in. ... If Atticus Finch ever treated anybody unequally than there was a good reason. ... Atticus Finch is a successful man. He is a courageous man who does not believe in racism. ... Atticus finch was a man who fought for what he believed in. ...
Atticus Finch is deeply respected by many citizens of Maycomb for his quiet courage; Atticus preservers against all odds and injustice in his country to legally defend a black man accused of rape, Tom Robinson. ... The first example of the way courageous acts reinforce and foster integrity is found at the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird, when Atticus decides to take the Tom Robinson case. ... As a testament to this, the Finch neighbour, Mrs. Maudie, remarks, "Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets" (pg. 61). ... Regardless, Atticus had taken the cou...
Atticus Finch, lawyer and father of the main characters, Scout and Jem, is chosen to defend the poor black man, Tom Robinson. ... Finch". ... Not all looked down upon Atticus though. ... In retrospect, Atticus Finch proved himself a courageous, daring man who stood up for his beliefs and opinions when they fell into question, especially with his peers. ... If that isn't courageous, what is? ...
Atticus Finch For Atticus Finch, most things are "as simple as black and white". ... Atticus Finch has a strong impact on the people around him: his children, the black community, and the white community. ... Atticus, in a very subtle way, shows, not tells, Jem and Scout how their father is courageous. ... The morning after the verdict of the Tom Robinson case, the whole Finch family is feeling bitter. ... Atticus Finch is the most important person in this novel. ...
Atticus Finch, which is in "To kill a Mockingbird" represent an example of the realistic hero. The Odysseus, which is in the "Odyssey", represents an epic hero, Atticus Finch is a realistic hero. ... Atticus Finch is a kind of a man that out of harmony with the majority of his culture. ... In a racist community, Atticus Finch, the well man, the honest man, is the outsider, the odd one. ... Atticus Finch is a realistic hero. ...
The most obvious example of courage is conveyed through the novel's chief protagonist, Atticus Finch. ... Despite being nearly fifty years old ("Atticus was feeble ..our father didn't do anything" [p.95]), Atticus shows he is still as courageous as any man. ... He is nicknamed "Boo Radley" by children and is the last person in the world expected to be courageous. ... As with courage, Atticus Finch portrays the best example of tolerance in the book. ... If everybody had courage and tolerance like Atticus Finch, the world would be a much better place. ...
Atticus Finch gives his daughter, Jean-Louise (Scout), a valuable piece of advice: "You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them." Many of the people in Maycomb County have never taken the time to put Atticus" guidance into practise, and this is why some townspeople in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, are misunderstood and unfairly judged. ... Lee describes her as an old, bad tempered woman who lives two doors away from the Finches, and seemingly delights in terrorising Scout and her brother, Jem. ... Atticus recognises how courageous her stru...
The book "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee, portrays a man, Atticus Finch, who is good and virtuous in nearly every aspect of his life. ... Atticus sending Jem to read to Ms. ... Atticus wanted Jem to know how Ms. Dubose is a very courageous person because even though she does not have a good chance of living that long, she is still trying to stop her morphine addiction. ... Atticus tells Jem and Scout to go home one night while a group of men were surrounding Tom Robinson and Atticus outside of the jail. ...