Post by amysutherland on Nov 16, 2015 11:29:23 GMT
COURAGE
Morality
- Atticus took the trial and did his best to defend Tom, this took courage and common sense to realise that it was the right thing to do. He realised the danger that came with it but still decided to take it on.
"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."
- Atticus stands his ground to protect Tom Robinson against the lynch mob even though his odds did not look good
"Called 'em off on a snipe hunt... Didn't you think a'that, Mr. Finch?"
"Thought about it, but didn't believe it. Well then," my father's voice was still the same, "that changes things, doesn't it?"
"It do," another deep voice said...
"Do you really think so?"
- It would be logical not to fight Burris as it could cause a reaction from his father. When Little Chuck Little speaks up for Burris Ewell, he says to Miss Caroline,
"Let him go, ma'am. He's a mean one, a hard-down mean one. He's liable to start somethin', and there's some little folks here"
Physical
- Boo Radley kills Bob Ewell to stop him from attacking scout and Jem because their neighbours and are friendly to him
Bob Ewell fell on his knife,----, To my way of thinkin', Mr. Finch, taking the one man who's done you and this town a great service an' draggin' him with his shy ways into the limelight- to me, that's a sin.
- Atticus didn’t fight back when Bob Ewell taunted and provoked him, he just walked away
“... Atticus didn't bat an eye, just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names wild horses could not bring her to repeat... Atticus's peaceful reaction probably prompted him [Bob] to inquire, "Too proud to fight, you nigger-lovin' bastard?"... Atticus said, "No, too old," put his hands in his pockets and strolled on. “
- Scout remembers Atticus’ advice, she tries to put this not action
“Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in.”
Emotional
- Scout grits her teeth and walks away from a number of fights throughout the narrative, this would take a lot of courage not to do what she thinks is right. She shows this courage on occasion, especially when she heeds Atticus's advice, and walks away from a fight with Cecil Jacobs.
“Somehow, if I fought Cecil Jacobs I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him. I felt extremely noble for having remembered…”
- Even though no one would have blamed Mrs. Dubose if she had wanted to leave this world in narcotic bliss, she decided to try to do what she felt was right, no matter how impossible it seemed or how painful it was.
"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.
- "Real courage" is when you fight for what is right regardless of whether you win or lose. Atticus Finch defines "real courage" and demonstrates it several times throughout the novel, in addition to the lessons that he teaches his children
"Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing 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."
Morality
- Atticus took the trial and did his best to defend Tom, this took courage and common sense to realise that it was the right thing to do. He realised the danger that came with it but still decided to take it on.
"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."
- Atticus stands his ground to protect Tom Robinson against the lynch mob even though his odds did not look good
"Called 'em off on a snipe hunt... Didn't you think a'that, Mr. Finch?"
"Thought about it, but didn't believe it. Well then," my father's voice was still the same, "that changes things, doesn't it?"
"It do," another deep voice said...
"Do you really think so?"
- It would be logical not to fight Burris as it could cause a reaction from his father. When Little Chuck Little speaks up for Burris Ewell, he says to Miss Caroline,
"Let him go, ma'am. He's a mean one, a hard-down mean one. He's liable to start somethin', and there's some little folks here"
Physical
- Boo Radley kills Bob Ewell to stop him from attacking scout and Jem because their neighbours and are friendly to him
Bob Ewell fell on his knife,----, To my way of thinkin', Mr. Finch, taking the one man who's done you and this town a great service an' draggin' him with his shy ways into the limelight- to me, that's a sin.
- Atticus didn’t fight back when Bob Ewell taunted and provoked him, he just walked away
“... Atticus didn't bat an eye, just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names wild horses could not bring her to repeat... Atticus's peaceful reaction probably prompted him [Bob] to inquire, "Too proud to fight, you nigger-lovin' bastard?"... Atticus said, "No, too old," put his hands in his pockets and strolled on. “
- Scout remembers Atticus’ advice, she tries to put this not action
“Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in.”
Emotional
- Scout grits her teeth and walks away from a number of fights throughout the narrative, this would take a lot of courage not to do what she thinks is right. She shows this courage on occasion, especially when she heeds Atticus's advice, and walks away from a fight with Cecil Jacobs.
“Somehow, if I fought Cecil Jacobs I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him. I felt extremely noble for having remembered…”
- Even though no one would have blamed Mrs. Dubose if she had wanted to leave this world in narcotic bliss, she decided to try to do what she felt was right, no matter how impossible it seemed or how painful it was.
"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.
- "Real courage" is when you fight for what is right regardless of whether you win or lose. Atticus Finch defines "real courage" and demonstrates it several times throughout the novel, in addition to the lessons that he teaches his children
"Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing 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."