In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee Harper uses the theme of bravery to develop her story. This goes along with the plot because of all of the characters that had problems they had to deal with and endure no matter how difficult they became. The best example of bravery in the book would be Atticus. Everyone in the town doubted him and hated him for defending a black man, but he stood up to the pressure and did what he knew was right. "The one thing that doesn't abide by the majority rule is a person's conscience." (P. 105, ch. 11) He didn't worry about what everyone else thought; he just did what he knew he had to do, what was right in his heart. .
Mrs. Dubose shows us bravery throughout the book as she battles her addiction of morphine. She is misjudged by the children, they do not like her because of the way she acts and because of what she says. As they get to know her, though, they realize how brave she is dealing with her problems. .
Mr. Dolyphus Raymond is another example of bravery. He is also misjudged by the town. "Cry about what Mr. Raymond?" Dill's maleness was beginning to assert itself. "Cry about the simple hell people give other people--without even thinking." (P. 201 ch. 20) Mr. Raymond simply chooses not to interact with people because he doesn't like the way people treat other people.
Boo Radley is another brave character; one of the main event in the book that shows this is when he saves the children from being harmed by Mr. Ewell. These events and characters in the story all come together to show us the theme of bravery and to teach us that to be truly brave, you need to do something, you can't just say what you are going to do. Actions speak louder than words.