People each have their own definition of courage. Authors will portray their idea of courage through their writing. Stephen Crane, the author of The Red Badge of Courage, displays his idea of what it means to be courageous through his character of Henry. The author of Moby Dick, Herman Melville, displays his belief of what courage is with his characters of Captain Ahab and Starbuck. Tim O'Brien, the author of The Things They Carried, shows his idea with himself as an example. I believe that courage is facing your fears, and going ahead and doing what you need to accomplish goal. The piece of writing that best fits my definition is The Things They Carried.
In the Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane believes that courage is facing your fears and acknowledging your faults to yourself. In his book, Henry faces his first combat situation, and conquers his first fear by firing the first shot of the fight. As the battle proceeds, Henry "suddenly lost control of himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate." He became like a machine, firing continuously. This was followed a by anger. He ignores the possibility of death, and continues to fight. Later in the story, he runs away form the battle, and does not feel reconciled until he acknowledges his faults. He then returns to the battle and fights viciously. My definition matches Crane's in some aspects, like facing your fears, but I do not agree with that you have to acknowledge your faults to be courageous. Henry runs away from the battle, because he is afraid. When he faces his fear of death, and conquers it, he returns to the battle. He does not actually acknowledge his faults to anyone else. He was struck on the head by a soldier, and his company thought he was shot in the head. He did not dispute what they said, and I think of that as a cowardly act. If he felt sure of himself, he would have said what truly happened. He does, however, reconcile his running away by picking up the flag.
Courage Courage, something many people too often seem to attribute to themselves. ... Often times people with real courage go unnoticed. ... Courage what takes courage? Some people say giving your life for some one takes courage or a person who has been labeled as hero, they must have had courage . ... Yes, those people all have courage. ...
Although these examples certainly exemplify heroic courage; there are many different types of courage that people display everyday. Courage is not only reserved for heroes. "Everyday Courage" There is a saying that describes courage as "nothing more than taking one step more than you think you can." ... Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen"... Everyday Courage is saying "One more step. ...
To me courage is something we all have inside of ourselves. ... I agree because true courage is part of our personality. ... To me this is the greatest courage of all. ... To recapitulate courage is an important quality to obtain. ... Everyone has an underlying layer of courage. ...
I have composed this letter concerning rather or not the poem "Courage" by Anne Sexton should be in the grade level curriculum. ... To really understand it you have to think what is important about how it is showing courage. ... In those line it is show that having compassion is also a sign of courage. "Courage" also fits in the California Standards under "understanding grade level reading material." ... So in many ways this poem courage can relate to life in general and it is show that what you do in life takes some kind of courage. ...
December 18, 2001 Tillich's Response to the Madman In some ways, Paul Tillich's book The Courage to Be responds to Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of "the death of God." ... As a result of this threat, we see what Tillich describes as the courage to be as oneself. ... The courage to be as oneself will not give the final solution, however (Tillich 141). The courage to be is rooted in the God above God. ... This is unfortunate, because only after realizing a God above God can one truly experience the courage to be....
Courage is a feeling that can only come from within. ... These people had to dig deep within themselves in order to find the courage to live. For some people, courage is needed for more simple things that are taken for granted. ... No matter what the fear may be, if courage can be found, any fear can be faced. ...
Courage is not those heroic acts we see watching superman nor is it those muscle bound men with super strength. ... It takes a tremendous amount of courage and strength to remain living in our cruel world today. ... We found strength and courage in each other to get through that terrifying experience. ... Children posses the most courage and strength among us all, they speak with total honesty and that indeed is truly courageous. ... True courage and strength is hidden within and like a fragile blossom only to bloom in the hour of need. ...
Courage, The Strength Within Definition= my definition of courage is a person that has the strengths needed to face their fears We all face difficulties in our lives like loosing some one you love, getting something stolen or having the school bully on your bad side. ... Later on the next year we had to play the same team with that same huge guy that hit me and I had the courage to play even though I was scared. ... That character shows courage when no one else wanted to. ... He didn't want to but he faced his fears and showed a lot of courage to take such a challenge. ... ...
