Courage in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

What is real courage? Well, there are many ways to commit to an act of courage. In the story To Kill a mockingbird, there many characters throughout the story that show many acts of true courage. Some of the characters that show the most courage are Atticus, Boo Radley, and Miss Dubose. These characters went through some troubling situations. Yet, they still have the mental and physical strength to preserver through their difficult situations. For the theme of the story, To Kill a mockingbird written by Harper Lee provides the thought of going through hardships like Atticus, Boo Radley, and Miss Dubose with courage.

Atticus is, only one man nonetheless he has shown more and more significance of courage throughout the story. Atticus shows perseverance by not giving up even through the hardships. For instance, when Scout asks why he chooses to defend Tom Robinson.  Atticus had says “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.”(Lee) This had shown that even though most of the town was against him. He knew that it would be against his own morals if he didn’t defend him and do the right thing. So Atticus goes on to defend Tom with all the courage that he has.  With that Miss Maudie   “Atticus Finch won’t win, he can’t win, but he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out but he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like that”. This quote provides proof that even Miss. Maudie knowns that Atticus will use his courage to defend tom.  So Atticus goes on to defend Tom and go against his own community with all the courage that he has.

Boo Radley shows his courage by standing up for Jem and Scout when Mr.Ewell was trying to harm them. was the mystery man of the town everyone would make false rumors to make others think that he was crazy. Nonetheless, in the end he was a hero. In the story to kill a mockingbird when Mr. Ewell tries to harm Jem and Scout. Scout says that “Mr. Ewell was tryin’ to squeeze” (Lee 165) her to death then somebody pulled him off of her. That somebody none other than Boo Radley. Boo used his selfness to defend Jem and Scout. Even Scout knew cause she had said “Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives.”(Lee) Without out Boo’s courageousness or selflessness Jem and Scout would have not been alive

Miss Dubose was one of the most courageous characters throughout the story by fighting her addiction from painkillers and morphine. After Miss dubose’s death Atticus reveals truth about her and her addiction saying “ It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” (Lee) Atticus was trying to explain how Miss Dubose knew that she was going to die yet she still was determine to fight her addiction 

With each Character going through their own hardships they still kept their head. Atticus uses his courage to defend tom. Then Boo use his selflessness to Jem and Scout with the risk of losing his own life. Finally Miss. Dubose use her courage to fight her addiction. With this evidence, it is clear that Atticus, Boo, and Miss. Dubose symbolizes courage throughout the story.