Examples Of Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird

Makai Fangupo

Mr. Howard

3/16/17

Speech

To kill a mockingbird speech

Courage can be defined as a “the ability to do something that frightens one”(dictionary.com). In Harper Lee’s novel To kill a mockingbird one character named Atticus Finch explains in his own words what true courage means, and says “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see through it no matter what”(Lee 149) . For example the courage that Atticus shows by helping Tom Robinson when he knows he is going to be criticized, but he knows it’s the right thing to do. The world and the people show many examples of true courage. Also the false ways people measure courage. To conclude the characters in to kill mockingbird all show examples of courage.

Anyone who stands up for their beliefs is known as courageous. For example, Martin Luther king jr was very courageous because of what he did to end segregation between black and whites. In Harper Lee’s novel To kill a mockingbird one character named Atticus Finch explains in his own words what true courage means, and says “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see through it no matter what”(Lee 149). To conclude many true courage is shown in many different ways.

The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela. People display courage in many different ways. For instance, to me all of my grandparents left their home to come to the United States knowing that they were going to leave their home that they grew up in. Also there is many other examples of courage. For example, when men and women sign for the military they have the courage of knowing that they are saving the people in country not knowing if they are going to die or not. In conclusion, many people have to have courage to do many things in