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To Kill A Mockingbird Moral Courage Quotes

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Physical bravery and Moral Courage shown in To Kill A Mockingbird
Are you courageous? In the book To Kill a Mockingbird the characters show physical and moral courage. Both ways are how courage is proven through the novel. Moral courage is an emotion that the character might have to worry about more in a of the point is proving. Physical bravery is an emotion that might make the character think more physically about what could happen to them or others. The theme of courage is shown throughout the book when Atticus stands up for what's right, when Scout stands up for her characteristics, and when Jem puts himself before others; However through these examples the novel shows moral courage is more important than physical bravery.
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When Scout is being made fun of by Aunt Alexandra, she stands up for the fact that she doesn't want to act very “girly”. A quote from the book talks about how Scout did not the act the way Aunty wanted: “‘When I appeared in the doorway, Aunty would look as if she regretted her request; I was usually mud-splashed or covered with sand,’”(Lee 149). Scout did not really want to be prim and start growing up yet she wanted to stay young and not have to worry about the future. The Tom Robinson case made her more courageous and self confident about herself not who Aunty was forcing her to become. This is an example of moral and physical courage. It is moral in way that Scout was different and she knew that, and she was ok with that. It is physical bravery in the way that Scout does not mind doing things women are not supposed to do. Scout acted more grown up, and stood up for herself when she had to. She was not scared because she was so young and went for it, she went for every opportunity she got to stand up tall and defend herself. However, courage is also shown when she knows what to do and what not to do. She kicks a man after making a rude remark to Jem and, Atticus is proud (Lee 173). Scout shows more examples like this all throughout the book. Moral courage, more than physical bravery in this example is shown. Moral courage because of how confident that Scout can do what needs to be done, even if …show more content…

One example is when he saves his sister from getting killed by Bob Ewell he is showing this. He made a courageous move and stepped into the place of Atticus. Scouts life is saved when Jem does this, and she is not hurt but he is, and that was a courageous move. A quote talks about how he saved her, “‘Jem found me and started pulling me toward the road,’”(Lee 309). It is so nice and sweet to see that Jem would put his own life in front of his sisters. This is Physical bravery and moral courage. Physical bravery because he put his own life in front of hers. This courage is moral because he wanted to do something so he could keep his own family safe. He is starting to become more like Atticus and realizing how much more responsibility he now has. Jem had so much courage to save Scout and put his life before hers, and he has really grown up from the beginning of the book. He sees that Scout is strong and can stand up for herself. This example is shown at the end of chapter seventeen when Scout is able to get the mob to leave and Atticus was safe (Lee 176). This may not seem like an example, but Jem decided not to make Scout leave because he knew that she would be able to do some convincing. This is moral courage when Jem has to put his own feelings aside because he knows the right thing to do will let Scout grow up and stand up by herself. These are two examples that both show how Jem put himself

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