Examples Of Bravery In To Kill A Mockingbird

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch displays characteristics of bravery, which is a common theme throughout the book takes place in 1930 in the fictional town Maycomb, Alabama. Around this time racism was a more common thing and people of color were more discriminated against. After a black man, Tom Robinson was accused of raping a woman and is about to be put to death, Atticus Finch must make the decision of defending the man and losing his friends and reputation or save the man from being put to death for a crime he did not commit.

An area where Atticus shows bravery is in the courtroom. He not only shows it by defending Tom Robinson but gives his reasons to the court why he is innocent in a confident and strong way. After Heck Tate, the town sheriff answered Atticus' question three times the judge seemed to be on the sheriff's side, which Atticus replied, "I just wanted to make sure judge". He confidently asked questions and made points to prove that Mr. Robinson was innocent. When Tom stands up so he can be identified, Atticus notices his left arm is torn up and pretty much useless. He then proceeds to tell the judge that he could not have committed the crime in the way it was described.

When he is heading to the jail where Tom Robinson is staying, Jem and Scout sneak out of the house and follow their father. When they arrive, they see Atticus sitting next to the cell reading a newspaper when a group of men show up. The men were trying to get Atticus to give up Tom, but Atticus refused. By then Scout had ran to her father and was telling the men off. Scout noticed Mr. Cunnigham, the father of one of her classmates. "Hey, Mr. Cunningham" she said. "Hey Mr. Cunningham. How's your entailment getting along?" She goes on and explains how well she knows his legal affairs. This is brave of her because she did this in front of a bunch of angry men who already disliked her father for defending a black