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Another show of Jem's cowardice in the novel is actually bravery by a different definition. When Jem lost his pants at the Radley place, he didn't want to disappoint Atticus, and he was forced to go back and retrieve his pants so that he wouldn't have to explain where he"d lost them. Although Jem was scared to go, the courage it took was easier to find than the courage it took to come clean to Atticus and say that he disobeyed him. He was brave in that he went back to the Radley's, but feeble in that he couldn't tell Atticus the truth.
Calpurnia - When Tom Robinson dies, she agrees to go along with Atticus to break the news to Mrs. Robinson. She knows it will be hard for her to say and for Mrs. Robinson to accept, but she goes ahead and tells her. She also does not show her sadness at the luncheon when she hears the news. .
When Calpurnia took Jem and Scout to the First Purchase Church, Lula, a woman at the church, was unhappy about having White children in the church. She said that the Black people had their own church, and the White people had theirs. Calpurnia stood up for Jem and Scout, and she stayed at church, despite Lula's comments. Calpurnia did not know that it would turn out to be a bad situation, but she didn't know if it would be good either. She kind of took a stab in the dark by keeping Jem and Scout in the church, so in Atticus" way of thinking, she didn't technically have true bravery, although she did know that either way, it wouldn't be easy to get Lula to leave them alone. .
Miss Maudie - When Miss Maudie's house burns down, she tries to let on that she is not all that upset, even though she is a bit. This mind set actually allows her to be less unhappy about her situation, and eventually, she sees the brighter side to having her house burnt down. She knows that it will be hard to rebuild everything, but she does not complain, and she goes into the battle anyway.
