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The Definition Of Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird

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The definition of courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. To Kill A Mockingbird is set in Macomb County is the 1930´s. The book in narrated by scout, but some other major characters include Atticus and ¨boo¨. Across this book, these three characters find their own meaning of courage. As a reader, we get to see what they do to show courage, and the sacrifices they make to get there. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird courage is shown as doing something even when consequences await. In To Kill A Mockingbird Scout, Atticus, and ¨Boo¨ Radley display courage.
Scout shows courage in this book mainly but doing what is right and sticking to her word.
Some examples of scout displaying this behavior are when Scout stops the mob. She calls out Mr. Cunningham saying ¨entailments are bad¨ (Lee 205). This shows courage because it would have been easier for her to go how like Atticus had said, but she stood up for him and help disperse the mob. Another example of scout showing courage is when she reads to Mrs.Dubose. Scout wants nothing to do with Mrs.Dubose, but scout sticks to her word and continues to read to Mrs.Dubose until she dies. The final example of scout showing courage is when she agrees to stop fighting kids at school. This is how scout likes to solve her problem, through violence, but she knows it's wrong. Scout makes a deal with Atticus that she will stop fighting of he reads to her, scout takes the deal and does not fight again. Atticus shows courage by

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