According to Atticus courage was when “you can see something through no matter what”. His definition of courage was show through what he said about Mrs. Dubose, and through himself.
Atticus defined courage through the way that he defended Tom Robinson even though people called him rude, and mean names. HIs definition of courage was also found through how he talked about Mrs. Dubose. He admired (?) her and this was shown through how he talked about her after she passed to Jem. He said “Jem, when you’re sick as she was, it’s all right to take anythingto make it easier, but it wasn’t all right for her.” and “I wanted you to see what real courage is instead of getting the idea that courage is a man holding a gun.”
Atticus’s view of courage was not that of being able to do something to make a problem go away, but to instead stick with what you are doing no matter what you go through.
Charissa W.
Atticus lives out his definition of courage which is to stick to something no matter what. He said he would defend Tom Robinson in court-he did it to the best of his ability and would not of have stopped until he was a free man. It was hard, and he knew that they were going to lose the case, but he still does it.
ReplyDeleteAtticus also says that true courage is not a man with a gun. Why? Because with a gun, you can stand at a distance, away from everything. But without one, you have to come face to face with your enemy, and stand up for what you believe in.
Sticking to something you believe in no matter what is Atticus' definition of courage, and it is one that can be applied to our lives. When faced with prejudice, injustice or lies, would you be willing to stick and defend what you believe?