COURAGE

‘ she died beholden to nothing and nobody’

‘ she died beholden to nothing and nobody’

• Atticus explaining to Jen that there are different types of courage

• Mrs dubiose wanted to die freely without relying on anything which she did but it was tinged as she didn’t have enough time to enjoy her freedom —> made her even more courageous to Atticus

‘Try fighting with your head for a chnage’

• Atticus tell this to scout after her fight at school when a classmate calls her dad a n***** lover

• Atticus wants Scout to fight for the right thing - which she did - but wants her to do it the right way

• This is how Atticus is trying to change the future generations - changing the stereotypes of ‘Maycomb’s usual disease’

‘Entailments are bad’

• Scout says that to Mr Cunningham at the jail

• Educating an old man

• Everyone is SUPRISED

• Scout is doing EXCALTY what her father taught her - doing the right thing but she has now learnt from her lesson and used her head and not her fists

‘Don’t say n****** scout’

• Shows that Atticus stands against Racism and wants to ‘free of Maycombs usual disease’

• Again - trying to chnage the future gen and get rid of old fashioned rules

• COURAGE IS DOING DIFFICULT THINGS FOR URSELF AND BENEFITING OTHERS

‘It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you see through it anyway’

• Atticus wants his children to understand the true value of courage

• That it’s not about having a gun and showing how strong u r but about doing the right thing even if everyone opposes it and YK it’s not gonna work out JUST LIKE THE TR CASE

‘If I didn’t, I couldn’t hold my head up in town’

• Atticus tells Scout that if he didn’t have the courage to fight for TR properly then he wouldn’t be a good lawyer or father - doing it for his satisfaction

• Wants his children to see that U SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING

‘ simply because we were licked a 100 yrs ago BEOFRE we started is no reason for us not to try to win’

• Atticus acknowledges the historical injustice and prejudice but still remains determined to fight for justice

• Shows his commitment to a better future and change

What is the main message that Atticus wants to get from courage

• Atticus wants his children to experience and see all this courage happening around them:

• To make them understand that being courageous means that sometimes we must do difficult things that sone might oppose or make fun of but still we do the right thing

• To PREPARE THEM FOR THE TR CASE as they must show a lot of courage and bravery for what they will soon experience

Whats 3 ways which Atticus shows courage

1. Kills the rabid dog

2. Takes on the TR case

3. Stand against Racism

How is Mrs Dubose showing courage

1. Her struggle to defeat addiction if personal and private- courage is about doing difficult things for urslef and sometimes not for others??

2. Her courage is driven by a desire of freedom - becomes even more courageous when we find out that there rlly is no need for her to go thro the pain of becoming free as she dies soon

3. Many people don’t know what’s SHES going thro making her even more courageous

How does scout show a childish courage

1. Her fights at school - gets angry at classmate for him calling her dad a n**** lover - Atticus urges her to ‘ use her head’ and self mastery

2. Educates everyone at the jail - learns from her lesson of school fights - growing up- naive or innocent - unaware of damage

How does Miss Maudie show Courage

1. Her optimism when her house catches on fire - makes sure no one worries bout her

2. Stands her ground against foot washers

How does Jen show courage

1. Goes back to the rasley for his trousers

2. Fights Bob Ewell

3. Touches the rad keys house

Give three paragraphs about courage

1. Moral courage

2. Physical courage

3. Childish courage

Where does moral courage happen in the book

• During the trial - Atticus taking on the case despite many being against it but doing the right thing

• Mrs Dubose - wants to free herself from addiction just like how Atticus wants to free Maycomb from its usual disease

When does childish courage happen thro the book

• Scout’s fights at school - fights at school after hearing something bad about her father but Atticus tells her to ‘try fighting sith ur head for a change’ - she’s still fighting for the right thing even if people sone agree

• Scout educates the adults at the jail - learns from Atticus and talks bout how ‘Entailments are bad…’ - educating mr Cunningham even when everyone is shocked but doing it cause it is right

• Jem running back for his trousers?

How is physical courage shown in tkam

• Atticus kills the rabid dog - even when Atticus says that ‘courage isn’t a man with a gun’ - humility and teaches - wants children to understand the true value of courage and how it’s not just about having a gun

• Boo radley preventing Bob from harming Jem and Scout - even tho this meant that he had to leave the conpfott of him house faster not leaving for around 30 ish years but doing it CASUE it was the right thing to so

What is the deeper meaning of this theme

• Courage is about facing r fears even if YK that It will be a difficult and hard journey yet you persevere through it and do it anyways

• It’s bout doing something whether is he for ur self or for withers but you stand up and fave you fears by doing the right thing

• Maybe Lee uses this theme to convey to the reader about racisms at the time????

Why did Atticus want Jem and Scout to experience all this courage

• Wants them to unterstand and see the different types of courage

• To understand that being courageous means sometimes doing hard things that some might disagree with

• To prepare them for the trial - Atticus realises that they must show a lot of bravery and courage during this perios