In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is given the power to save a man’s life and ultimately reveals himself to be a dedicated and moral person. In addition, Atticus is looked up to as a respectable person in his community and many people turn to him when they have a problem or circumstance. This is evident when he agrees to defend Tom Robinson after being graciously asked by Judge Taylor. In doing this, Atticus is characterized as fair-minded because he doesn’t share the racist beliefs of Maycomb County. By appointing Atticus, it is known that he will do everything he can to ensure Tom has a fair trial.
1993) Its is evident that there was no choice for George but to do it himself than let any of the other strangers kill Lennie, he knew that there was no chance left for Lennie and it was for the best, because George was able to do it, that shows how deep his friendship goes and how much he cared about Lennie. What extent would you go to help a
In a racist society like Maycomb, the verdict of this trial is a foregone conclusion the moment Mayella opened her mouth to scream rape, as the cowardly white jury of the court would never admit a black man’s testimony is true. Atticus is an intelligent man and recognizes this fact, yet he still decides to carry out his duties as appointed. He knew right from the start that there was nothing he can do to prevent Tom from getting convicted. Thus though all his effort will be in vain, he still works very hard to fight for Tom. In other words, he is very courageous as he ‘know(s) you are (he is) licked before you (he) begin (s) but you (he) begin(s) anyway’.
His idea of encouraging the longshoremen to tell the truth and leave behind the ‘D and D’ concept had great effects, most visibly on Terry. Father Barry provides terry with several ways of redeeming himself, one of these being the ideal and legal approach. A scene in which Father Barry’s ethical encouragement is shown is in the close up shot of Father Barry talking to Terry in Friendly’s bar after Charlie had been murdered. Father Barry states “You want to be brave? Fight him in the courtroom tomorrow with the truth”.
Out of all the themes in A Gathering Of Old Men the greatest was reaffirming self worth by taking action. The most crucial character that made this theme so strong was Mathu. Without Mathu reaffirming self worth by taking action would not be a major theme. Things such as Mathu being the only one to ever stand up for himself and everyone going to Mathu's house support this. Every man in A Gathering Of Old Men seemed weak and wanted to run away when they heard about the killing of Beau.
Although Jem fears Boo Radley from all the stories he heard about him, bravery takes place when he ran up and touched Boo’s door. Jem’s bravery fulfills a large amount for him to move past his fears, and his actions do so. Another action of Jems takes place. “Jem refuses to leave Atticus and worries that he will get hurt” (194). Jem decides to defend his father and makes sure nothing bad will happen to him.
For example, when Bob Ewell spit on him and Atticus did not retaliate. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to rise above Mr. Ewell’s level of immaturity. Atticus also shows courage when he represents Tom Robinson in a trial. The Tom Robinson case was so intrepid because in that time and age it was frowned upon to represent a black man in a trial, but Atticus reminds the kid to never give up no matter what situation you are presented with: “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” (84). Scout represents fearlessness by always being herself no matter what anyone else says about her.
He had a chance to tell the town, and the court, that Abigail’s claims were false. Nevertheless, Proctor did not open his mouth. He feared that revealing the truth would put him down on the social ladder; innocent people had to pay, for his flaw, with their life. Proctor was a proud man who values his good name. He would do anything to keep his name.
If Atticus was like the men of Maycomb County, he would have let them lynch him however Atticus knew that it would be morally wrong to not protect him therefore he risks his own life for others. Atticus is also fair and wise as he tells Scout that “you will never understand a person until you consider things form his point of you, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” From this you know that he is fair and wise because he explains to scout that she shouldn’t ‘judge a book by its cover.’ Another point is that the children have full confidence in him as he knew when was the right time to move the furniture out of the house when there was a fire in the neighbourhood. Also, Atticus saves the rocking chair that Miss Maudie values the most which shows how thoughtful Atticus is and how different he is from the others. Atticus is very different from the men in Maycomb County because after the court trial, Bob Ewell spat on Atticuss’s face, threatened to kill him and called him names but Atticus merely took his handkerchief and wiped his face and let Mr Ewell continue to call him names.
“If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.” (A Testament of Hope, pg. 52). Not only did he stand up for unjust actions he believed in non-violence. Every protest or March, King would not fight back. Yes, sometimes he and his supporters were badly bruised, but he proved that through non-violent acts justice can be redeemed.