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296Inspired by the 1931 Scottsboro trial To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee dives deep into justice and courage The strength portrayed here vary in size and intensity so it shows one a wide range of application of the two concepts From smaller battles expressing self control to saving two lives and the trial of a doomed innocent man To Kill a Mockingbird gets readers to truly think about the applications of justice and courage in life Harper Lee opened our minds to the idea of a deeper story behind the actions of an individual with Ms Dubose She constructed the character of the old woman using words tailored to make us dislike her Her antagonistic actions toward Jem and Scout cemented our idea that Ms Dubose was a bad guy in the scheme of this story Atticus however shows us that she is actually very brave Atticus said I wanted you to see what real courage is It s when you know you re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what She was the bravest person I ever knew 149 She had the strength to fight her addiction despite having the knowledge that she would die and without the pain medication she had become addicted to it would be a painful way to go Continuing on in the face of defeat is the true meaning of courage that is what can be learned from Ms Dubose and Atticus response Boo Radley is an excellent character that displays courage When his brother Mr Nathan Radley moves into the Radley house Boo is never seen
This results in turning the Radley house into a prison for Boo Despite being under lock and key Boo still manages to act courageous To protect of care for Jem and Scout Boo goes out of his house The gifts left in the hollow in the tree the sewn pants giving Scout the blanket on the night of the fire All of those actions were courageous in their own way However the most undeniably brave act happened at the end of the book Bob Ewell the father of Mayella Ewell has never cared for Atticus Finch which was evident when he openly threatening to kill him At the end of the book Scout and Jem are attacked In the process of trying to escape Jem breaks his arm but is carried to safety by Boo Radley Mr Tate finds Bob Ewell dead and says He s good and dead He won t hurt these children again 358 This informs us that Bob Ewell was in fact the man that attacked and meant to kill the children Mr Tate implies though never outright says that Boo was the one who saved the children and in the scuffle with Ewell caused Ewell to fall on his own knife Instead of sharing that information and making Boo a hero he keeps it quiet Boo valued his privacy and if the town knew of his courageous actions they would be knocking on his door bringing angel food cakes 369 Boo is an excellent example as a brave person defending the people they care for Racial inequality and a swayed Alabama jury lead for a formidable trial where guilt was already decided but that did not stop the awe inspiring defense of Atticus Finch