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Essay / Fear and Courage in To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee is an excellent story that gives deep meaning to many essences of life. History features many instances of great qualities such as fear and courage. This book also contains characters with impressive personalities, but on the other hand, there are many characters with mediocre qualities and personalities. In the 1930s, when a Negro faced a white man in a courtroom, the white man would win whether he lied or not. That would give a lot of niggers tons of fear. In addition to this book, there is a lot of mystery in the story. For example, there is a very mysterious character in the story. In the form of courage, there are many situations in which characters defy the odds and take enormous risks for little reward. There will be 3 topics on the qualities or feelings of fear and courage. They are the Radley family, Bob Ewell and Tom Robinson. The Radley family has a presence that surprises almost all of Maycomb County in one way or another. For example, no resident of Maycomb County would ever set foot even in the yard of the Radley house. However, this was not the case for protagonist Scout Finch and her brother Jem. This display of bravery represents exceptional courage. Additionally, the Radley family's main area of fear is provided by Boo. Boo is the child of the family and is said to eat grotesque foods such as live rats. Even though very few people had ever seen Boo, no one dared to look for him. That is, except for Scout and Jem. Although they were terrified of what Boo might be, Jem and Scout searched tirelessly for him. Even after their father forbade them from searching for Boo, Jem and Scout would not be denied and would search for him anyway. The courage shown by the young children in this novel is good. Bob...... middle of paper ...... although this act was very courageous, it was also extremely dangerous and ended up getting him shot and killed. Maybe Tom would rather die than live in prison as an innocent. Nevertheless, Tom was a very courageous character. Fear and courage are very important in this story. They change almost every important event that happens. Fear and courage go hand in hand, because without fear there is no fear to overcome and be courageous. These are the most important qualities and feelings of the novel, along with empathy. Without courage, the key events that occurred would have been changed. For example, if Jem and Scout had never gone to the Radley family's backyard, Boo would not have saved them from Bob Ewell's deadly attack. The major point is that fear and courage played an important role in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird.