Courage is a key theme in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Now what exactly is courage? There is not one simple answer to this question. Courage encompasses many definitions and there are endless ways of expressing it. Courage can be a person with a gun in their hand or a person that wants to finally do the right thing even though there are several challenging obstacles in the way. Individuals may demonstrate courage in a way that helps other people or in a way that benefits them. In addition, courage could include accomplishing a spiritual goal. You don’t even have to do something positive to be courageous. It could even cause the death or injury of several people. There are a countless number of characters in the novel To Kill
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He demonstrates courage by watching out for the kids and by trying to interact with them. Arthur’s most courageous action in the novel was when he killed Bob Ewell and basically saved the lives of Scout and Jem. “Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives.”(373) As you can see, Arthur Radley has given the children a lot of things, including saving their lives. This makes Arthur courageous because he is stepping way out of his comfort zone to be friendly with the kids as well as protecting them. Arthur is very reclusive and has not had a normal amount of exposure to socializing and being around other people with the exception of his brother. However, these were not the only times Arthur had helped the youngsters. Earlier in the book, Arthur had wrapped Scout in a blanket during the time Miss Maudie’s house was on fire. Atticus had asked whose blanket was wrapped around Scout. She did not even realize she was wrapped up in a blanket. After Jem had revealed all of the information regarding what was going on with the Radley’s, Atticus told them that they should keep the blanket and thank “him” at a later date. The “him” Atticus was referring to was Arthur Radley.(95-96) Atticus did not want Scout to give Arthur back his blanket because Atticus realizes that he would feel extremely awkward if they came to his house to hand it back. This is
He demonstrates courage by watching out for the kids and by trying to interact with them. Arthur’s most courageous action in the novel was when he killed Bob Ewell and basically saved the lives of Scout and Jem. “Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives.”(373) As you can see, Arthur Radley has given the children a lot of things, including saving their lives. This makes Arthur courageous because he is stepping way out of his comfort zone to be friendly with the kids as well as protecting them. Arthur is very reclusive and has not had a normal amount of exposure to socializing and being around other people with the exception of his brother. However, these were not the only times Arthur had helped the youngsters. Earlier in the book, Arthur had wrapped Scout in a blanket during the time Miss Maudie’s house was on fire. Atticus had asked whose blanket was wrapped around Scout. She did not even realize she was wrapped up in a blanket. After Jem had revealed all of the information regarding what was going on with the Radley’s, Atticus told them that they should keep the blanket and thank “him” at a later date. The “him” Atticus was referring to was Arthur Radley.(95-96) Atticus did not want Scout to give Arthur back his blanket because Atticus realizes that he would feel extremely awkward if they came to his house to hand it back. This is