You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” (Lee, 149). Many characters display various forms of courage but clearly Atticus Finch is the most courageous, showing that refusing to give up the fight in the face of adversity is the only way to display true character and inspire others. Atticus displays many forms of courage throughout the novel. The story
Presently, when one hears of a life being saved from some horrible event, it is considered a miracle. However, in this epic poem, the saving of one’s life is just seen as fate working its power in the lives of many. “Often, for undaunted courage, fate spares man it has not already marked.”(39)
Someone that is brave and honest, yes those might be some qualities but then again can’t anyone be brave or honest? Some qualities I consider to be heroic are self-sacrifice, caring attitude and having leadership skills. Self-sacrifice is a huge heroic quality because it takes a lot for someone to risk their own life for someone else’s. Anyone can help someone as long as the don’t get hurt in the process but knowing that you are going to get hurt and still helping that person takes a great deal of courage. Like in Beowulf, he risks his life to go fight against Grendel and bring peace back to Hrothgar and his kingdom.
Mr. Thompson also values courage. To lead an organization takes courage: courage to try new things; courage to make mistakes; courage to admit you don’t know everything; and courage to change knowing that what works today may
Madison Montanus Mrs. Loud English III 25 September 2012 Saving the Day, a Day at a Time Do you believe that heroes still exist? I do! I think that heroes exist everyday, not just in fiction like the Marvel movies but also in the world like the many soldiers that serve our country. In the romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain portrays a weak knight in the beginning, but in the end he redeems himself and becomes a noble and better knight.
Although those are virtually the same, you can go deeper into the tasks and detail his courage. When he fought Grendel, he did it with no armor and that shows tremendous courage. He constantly puts his life on the line for others, because he feels it is his duty to be a protector. The three categories of loyalty, strength, and courage are vividly illustrated in the epic poem, Beowulf. He represents what a hero was back then and always should be.
Real, Not Epic Being a hero in the real world isn’t easy. In the story, “Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma” by Camilla Townsend, Townsend states that Pocahontas and her people, “is a story of heroism as it exists in the real world, not in epic tales” (178). In epic tales, anything is possible and there is always a happy ending. Alternately, in the real world, there are rarely happy endings and everything doesn’t always happen for the best. Pocahontas and her people were epic heroes and never gave up on what they believed in.
The Courage of a Man Is being courageous really worth risking said physical well being or social outlook? Really courageous people risk everything for others. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch takes that risk. He takes the Tom Robinson case when he knows that they will lose, and does everything in his power to prove his innocence. Bob Ewell spitting in Atticus’ face does not faze or provoke him into lowering himself to Bob’s level.
Courageous In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents the idea that courage means fighting for what is right, no matter what the cost.” Atticus Finch displays an array of different ideas and themes he believes are part of fulfilling a wonderful life to his children, Scout and Jem. Going through life with courage is his main goal for them. Atticus knows when he is faced with conflict and knows how to handle it. When he is first given the case of Tom Robinson, he shows stupendous amounts of courage. His own family disapproved of it.
Some perceive it as acting bravely in the face of danger, others as acting as a minority in your ideas and beliefs. In my eyes, the true definition of courage is to try even when you know the odds are greatly against you, to stand against the potential ridicule and hatred that you will likely face. In today’s world, courage is not a sought after attribute. People are more concerned with how to get ahead and what others think of them. Atticus and Mrs. Dubose displayed perfect examples of great courage in their choices to not give up, to keep trying, even when defeat was imminent, and people today should aspire to be more like these two