We see courage through the deeds of firemen, police officers, doctors, and soldiers. We often don’t look at the minuscule deeds of everyday life. Everyone has the opportunity to be courageous but what really matters is whether or not that person takes the opportunity. Courage is the ability to take a stand for something you believe in. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the characters Jem, Scout, and Atticus exhibit courage numerous times throughout the story.
Source B supports this, saying that if any unit ‘retreats without orders’ they would be shot’. This created fantastic discipline among the soldiers, and meant that the Red Army was always moving forward, and any cowards were eliminated. Lenin also ruthlessly commanded from the top, ensuring that supplies got to all of the soldiers, by executing peasants in villages that did not supply sufficient grain. Source D suggests the leadership was fantastic, as it says the Whites were ‘unable to match’ the ‘skill and energy’ of Lenin and Trotsky. The whites had no true leader after the death of Kornilov, and the three generals in charge often disagreed.
Elie and his father have a strong relationship and Elie wants to survive with his father. Rabbi Eliahou and his son’s story makes Elie realize that he has to take care of his father and both of them live. Rabbi Eliahou’s son treats his father badly and leaves the father, because he does not want to be stuck with an old man. His son got both of them killed. In response to this Elie asks, "My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done,"(67).
Andy was hired by the victim’s father to process the case. It was a very hard one for Mr.Barber. It got to a point where he had to defend his own son. It had ruin Jacob’s reputation and tored the family apart. Andy loved his child and doubted he would kill anyone, but was afraid his father and grandfather’s killer instincts had been passed to him.
Me and my classmates were fed all those great examples of people fighting during Second World War sacrificing their lives and not even dare to look for any kind of reward other then admitting them into “hero ranks” of their “great” country. Fighting for reward was not hero like behavior. I realize though that this understanding of hero was more due to the norms and obligations of certain time and society. In “The Iliad” hero is noted for his courage and strength and desire to fight especially if they risk their life or put it in any kind of danger. But at the same time Homer also pays great attention to rewards, heroes get for their fighting.
Now, the only problem in this situation with Andrew killing a soldier and sending a letter the family every week is that it’s too small of punishment. Everything in Andrew’s life is the same except him having to write the letter, but writing the letter doesn’t only remind him of the crime he did, it also reminds the family of their lost son. I don’t approve of this punishment as being the only thing Andrew has to do. If he were in jail and also had to write the letter to avoid more jail time it would be different because the punishment is greater. But yet again it comes to the point of him writing something meaningful and something that will make him regret what he has done.
Private Peaceful shows that while young men go to war to ‘prove themselves’, all they really prove is the futility of war. Do you agree? The novel ‘Private Peaceful’ by Michael Morpurgo shows that, even though young men go to war to prove themselves, all they prove is that war is completely futile. The novel shows this when it talks about the thousands of dead soldiers, the pointless attacks, and the post-script section of the novel. This incredible war story shows us that, even though they display great bravery and valour in battle, the only thing young men who fight in wars accomplish is an early death.
The movie “Paths of Glory,” portrays a war theme - more specifically an anti-war theme. The message of the movie is portrayed through the soldiers and the different “paths the soldiers took to get to victory and survive.” Every soldier went down their own path overall leading to somewhat “glory” which not all of them got to experience. Men died in battle, mental illness (and illness in genera), fellow soldiers doings, death sentences; just an endless amount of reasons. Soldiers believed that they were fighting for the glory of victory or “patriotism” which Sam Johnson described as the last refuge of a scoundrel. Soldiers were brainwashed with the idea of patriotism - leading their country to victory at all costs, even if meant going into battle knowing you were going to die enforcing the message of the movie that, “The paths of glory lead but to the grave.” At first, the movie described the trench warfare situation of World War I.
Cory Maxson In the play Fences by August Wilson the character of Cory Maxson, the son of Troy and Rose, is being recruited to play college football. When Cory is first introduced he seems fearful of Troy and wants his father to be proud of him. Troy is very hard on Cory and wants to teach him about responsibility so he doesn’t end up as he has. Cory believes that Troy treats him this way because Cory reminds Troy of a life he couldn’t have. The conflict between father and son becomes so tense that the relationship becomes explosive eventually leading to Troy telling Cory to leave his home.
But he changed from listening to his parents and trying to make them proud to finally doing what he wants to do. Todd Anderson Todd Anderson is considered a dynamic character because in the movie his character starts off as a timid and self doubting, and has no confidence in himself. Everyone expects him to be like his older brother. Later on in the movie he changed thanks to mr. keating. Mr. Keating talks him in being a free-thinking individual and leader, Todd Anderson was able over come the final obstacle of his instability only following after his friend Neils suicide.