The Mighty Little Scout Did you grow up in a racist community where the blacks and whites did not get along at all? To Kill a Mockingbird is by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird is about how 2 children are growing up in a very racist community. It’s also about a big trial where a white man stood up for a black man, and back then that was a sin to stick up for blacks. In To kill a Mockingbird Scout is a very courageous little girl who sticks up to a mob, Bouncing back from an attack, and backing down from fights. The first reason that Scout is courageous is she stood up to a mob that was going to attack her father Atticus. She pointed out Mr. Cunningham and made him realize what he was doing. She told Mr. Cunningham about his children at home and what they would think of him if he continued with the mob and beat up her father. “He’s in my grade,”I said,”and he does right well. He’s a good boy.” I added, “a real nice boy. We brought him home one time. Maybe he told you about me, I beat him up one time and he was real nice about it. Tell him hey for me won’t you?” (Lee, 205). Another way of showing courageous is through this quote “It was a relief to be out. My arms were beginning to tingle, and they were red with small hexagonal marks. I rubbed …show more content…
“This order, given by me to Cecil Jacobs, was the beginning of rather thin time for Jem and me. My fists were clenched and I was ready to let it fly. Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting and more; I was far to old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be,” (Lee, 99). Scout knew she had to be better than the other person, and to hold her actions in. Scout shows us courage for keeping the emotions in and not letting them get the best of her. She shows us how to have that much courage as a little
Aside from learning about her fellow citizens of Maycomb, Scout also had to start to protect herself, and her father from their neighbors and classmates. The atmosphere of discrimination towards the black defendant, and hatred towards their father, caused many uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous situations for the Finch Family. When Scout is confronted by her uncle Jack about a fight between Herself and her classmate, Scout responds “-tell you one thing right now, Uncle Jack, I’ll be-- I swear before God if I’ll sit there and let him say something about Atticus.” (114) This quote explains how she had to protect her father, and she could not just stand around and let him say malicious things about Atticus. Those actions were very brave of Scout, but she did not stop there.
Nishanth Miriyala Mrs. Kiefer English 1 Honors 6th Hour 27 February 2023 The Light in the Darkness. Many people can show courage, but many others can end up seeing through it and truly see false confidence and pride behind those actions. True courage is that even in the darkest of times, someone is the light that shines through the darkness.
Courage is a key part of life and some people are more courageous than others. In Harpers Lee novel TKAM set in the racist town of Maycomb County, where everyone is blood related and everyone knows each other. Atticus, Scout, and Jem are the three main characters that exhibit courage: Atticus takes on an unwinnable case, Scout by sticking up to a mob, and Jem by not backing down.
Many people in the world today show courage. Merriam-Webster defines courage as the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. There were many characters in To Kill a Mockingbird that showed courage. Three of these characters include Atticus Finch, Jem Finch, and Arthur Radley.
She is unafraid to speak up and fight for what is right even if that means going against powerful people. Similarly, the way Matilda uses her intellect to help protect her classmates from the cruel treatment of the headmistress, Scout also uses her intelligence to see
She grew up never understanding what was going on around her, but as she grew older she understood the bad things that were happening around her. Scout grew up in a very racist town, surrounded by racists every day she had to know what was right and what was wrong. “There’s something in our world that makes men lose their heads—they couldn’t be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins. They’re ugly, but those are the facts of life”(Lee 330).
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” As said by Muhammad Ali, a professional American boxer and activist. Muhammad Ali needed courage to box just like characters from To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee. In To Kill a Mockingbird courage is shown by Jem, Scout, and Dill.
Ways Courage is Shown Courage is looked at in several different ways. It can be shown in the face of fear, out of love, and against the odds. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, courage is demonstrated by the characters Boo Radley, Jem, and Atticus. First, Boo exercises his courage when he needs it the most and in the face of fear.
Scout starts maturing on early in the book and it can be argued that it’s thanks it to her father, You could really say it starts when scouts goes to school, or more exactly when she talks to Atticus about Miss. Caroline and how she won’t let Scout read. One quote I got from the text was “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view,” this shows how scout matures because here when she’s talking to her father she really listens to him and takes his words to heart. She realizes Miss.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, tells a tale of a small southern town in Alabama during the Great Depression. The book exposes the prejudice attitudes that the townspeople have towards African Americans. The author uses the main character, Scout, to reveal not only the unequal treatment of people with different skin color, but also the influence of the Finch family on the entire town through their courage. Through a difficult court case, Atticus, Scout and a crazy man, Boo, show their unique quality of courage and stand on the side of righteousness as the entire town soaks in bias and prejudice.
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.(Lee 112)
To Kill A Mockingbird Characterization of Jem Scout “It is easier to be brave when someone needs your protection” is an excellent quote by Robert Jordan that highly illustrates Jem Finch from the classic To Kill A Mockingbird. This novel by Harper Lee is told through the eyes of Scout Finch, a young girl who is surrounded by racism and poverty. Scout and her more mature older brother Jem go through several challenges in their sleepy and southern town Maycomb, due to their Father Atticus’ important lawyer case defending a black man. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses characterization to portray Jem Finch as protective through him constantly telling Scout uplifting things, stopping her from things she should not be doing, and the act of putting her needs before his.
For someone who doesn’t normally come out of the house, it was very brave to come out and fight Bob Ewell to save the children. Following the fight, it also took a lot of courage to carry Jem all the way back home to his
In Harper Lee's story, the character Scout is faced with a lot of situations where she feels uncomfortable and doesn't understand what is happening. This is apparent when she confronts the men outside the jail and does not understand why the people are calling Tom Robinson racial slurs. She shows a lot of emotional courage in this situation because she was put on the spotlight and stayed calm. As a result, she helped her father keep Tom Robinson save and made the men leave.
Scout (Jean Louise)- Jean Louise (more commonly known as Scout) is introduced to us as a young six year old girl who is innocent, but intrigued in the world. “‘If you shouldn’t be defendin‘ him, then why are you doin’ it?’ ‘For a number of reasons,' said Atticus. ' The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.’