Examples Of Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird

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There are lots examples of Scout and Jem learning what courage is in To Kill A Mockingbird. Scout and Jem are brother and sister, so they spend a lot of time together. And during this time, they learn very important life lessons about what courage is. All of these lessons are important to know and they aren’t things that Scout and Jem just forget about. Scout and Jem learn about what courage is in To Kill A Mockingbird in several ways including, admitting they are wrong, standing up in a tough situation, and standing up for what they believe in.

Lastly, Scout learned that courage is when she stands up for Atticus. In chapter 15, Atticus is being harassed by a big mob of men because they are trying to get him to give up Tom. Scout sees that this is happening and walks right into the crowd and says to one of the men, “He’s a good boy, a real nice boy, we brought him home for dinner one time, maybe he told you about me” (Lee 205). By talking to the man, Scout lightened the situation. She reminded them of all the good things that Atticus did for them, even though many of them couldn’t pay him back. …show more content…

Jem is Scout’s older brother and he hasn’t really been a good brother to Scout. But, in chapter 28, Jem showed great courage and leadership. When he and Scout were walking home from the pageant, they heard rustling in the woods. They just assumed that it was someone playing a trick on them, but eventually, someone jumped out and tried to kill them. “Run, Scout! Run! Run! Jem screamed” (Lee 351). Now that Jem has shown courage, he now knows that he should be protecting Scout and what one part of courage

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