Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes Courage Analysis

It’s necessary to be courageous. Being courageous helps when you need to stand up to someone, do something bold, or even speaking up about a situation can be courageous. But in the book Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, Eric Calhoune goes above and beyond for his best friend, Sarah Byrnes, so she can get out of a sticky situation. When Sarah Byrnes first tells Eric about the whole deal ( page 139 “how's it going?” There will be no response, no head movement, nary a twitch of the eye.

In my opinion everybody in the book displayed courage, each and every character has their own uniqueness about them. Mapping out the rest of this essay it will contain information about who and why somebody or a few people displayed courage, and a detailed paragraph on my ending thoughts about. It is clear that I will be covering how Eric Calhoune depicts courage, this paragraph will explore one of the acts of courage Eric performed throughout his friendship with Sarah Byrnes. One of the things I picked up right away with Eric is he's a very loyal friend for an example, "Now Sarah Byrnes is here.

Courage is defined in this book as doing what is right. Even if it means you are on the

In the book Eric helps Sarah with a problem she’s having. It will take a lot of courage to get through this together. It’s good to have courage when you need it. It’s especially important if you need to stand up for yourself.

Terry Goodkind once said, “Sometimes, making the wrong choice is better than making no choice. You have the courage to go forward; that is rare. A person who stands at the fork, unable to pick, will never get anywhere.” When Terry said these words he was no referring to our behavior, but to are response to the ( problem). People make good and bad decisions, but the choice you make, can make a differences. Avi, the author, of True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, input this idea for his reader in the book as he developed the theme of courage.

I've chosen Eric for his courage throughout the book. Eric shows courage by trying his best to help Sarah because she needed to get away from her father or something might have happened to her. He also showed courage when Mr. Byrnes tried to force Eric to tell him where Sarah is when they’re having a meeting with the principal. Eric has been through a lot because of the stuff Mr. Byrnes put him through to try to get to his daughter. Eric’s last act of courage was when Mr. Byrnes tried to kill Eric to get his daughter but Eric ended up scaring Mr. Byrnes to death threading to kill them both.

“Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is being afraid and doing it anyway.” This quote said by Lou Gehrig explains that courage isn't about having no fear; but rather, it is about one being filled with fear and deciding that something or someone is greater than that fear. In the book, The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, the protagonist, Henry Lee, turns against the will of his father and his own country values to run after forbidden love. Even though Lee is afraid, he courageously proceeds to follow his heart.

Everyone has the potential for courage, however, not everyone takes advantage of it. Imagine the nerd taking advantage of talking to the pretty girl in the lunch-room and compare it to not taking the chance. Similarly, in Harper Lee’s story,”To Kill a Mockingbird”, characters employ their wits in order to overcome adversity. Frankly, when used, courage can help with the impossible.

Strong individuals who show courage are the ones who make a strong community, and aim to demonstrate it even if it's a small action because it might still make a big difference

“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. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” (Lee 149).

Nowadays, courage is often hard to find. Self-benefit or protection is often the only intention of human beings. Many people choose to take the easy route, the route that guarantees their own protection. Yet like a needle in a haystack, there are people that put others before themselves and do what is right. These are the people that show one of the purest types of courage in this world.

The first example of courage is when Melinda is told that she needs to read her suffragette report in front of the class. The easy option would've been to just read her paper in front of the class but instead she took a different approach, an approach she considered the right option. Instead of reading her report she writes on the board, "The suffragettes fought for the right to speak. They were attacked, arrested, and thrown in jail for daring to do what they

A courageous action most often is associated with reaching a goal or task of importance, despite the dangers even risks associated with it (“Courage”). For any specific act to be considered truly courageous it must be reasonably thought about and determined that the goal is well worth the risk or danger (“Courage”). Courage so often can be put with words such as heroic, and bravery although with courage there can be a fine line between courageous acts and plain foolishness. All this can make people believe that courage only applies to physical actions. There are two kinds of courage moral and physical in many cases they are both displayed in a single courageous act; however, bravery must come before all else, because they are associated with reaching a task of importance regardless of risk.

The human ability to act is essential and has always been important to us, however, sometimes people let it slip away from them if they are afraid. However, I believe people are more willing to show courage if it's something that will impact their life or the lives of others. I think the quote, "Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be." by Tony Dungy represents this idea, which I will prove by discussing examples from "The Friday Everything Changed" and "The Terror", as well as an experience from my own life. In “The Friday Everything Changed” by Anne Hart, one girl, Alma Niles, advocates being able to get the water for their class.

The word courage originates from the Latin term ‘cor’, which means heart and refers to the ability to follow our heart. Being brave means to be ourselves, to express what we feel and think. Many choose silence over voicing their needs, may be that appears secure to them. For many their mind screams that they run the risk of being judged, ridiculed, removed, boycotted, or not to be loved. This leads to the feelings of self-exploitation because we failed to push beyond necessary boundaries by remaining silent. When we burn out to the threshold then we start ruining our relationships and friendships.