Quotes Showing Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird

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. Due to these characters courageous acts there has slowly been a rippling effect of more and more people having their own courageous moments.

Atticus Finch demonstrates courage through his words and not his actions.

They find out Atticus has a good shot and kills a dog with rabbis. But he did not want his kids to think that him shooting the dog was the courage.“

He realized Boo Radley had no intentions of harm; he just wanted to give the kids some gifts. “Atticus ain't ever whipped me since I can remember. And I want to keep it that way”(75)

This shows Jem’s perseverance to perform actions that will benefit him in a positive way.

Which speaks on the first quote on how he has changed for the better and just wants to be the best person he can be.

In the book Scout and Jem are taking role after their father proving to be some of the most courageous younglings.

Scout stepping out of his comfort zone does something no one would ever think he would do.

Finely Boo goes out of his comfort zone to ask Scout “Will you take me home”(372)

This is when Boo Radley asks for scout to take him home.

This shows that Scout did the right thing by taking Boo to his place instead of being scared of him like everyone else. “Jem stayed moody and silent for a week. As Atticus had once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it: if I had gone alone to the Radley Place at two in the morning, my funeral would have been held the next