Courage in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Courage Harper Lee based many characters from her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, on important people in her own life. Her father, a southern lawyer, served as a model for Atticus Finch. Her older sister shared many of the same reclusive qualities as Boo Radley. It can be understood that these people in Lee’s life were only foundations for the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird in view of the abundance …

…Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley all demonstrate magnificent courage. Harper Lee’s decision to show an abundance of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird should set an example for all people to see what they should strive for in life. Courage is indeed something that the world needs more of. If only there were only more people like Atticus, Tom, and Boo, it would perhaps teach more people the true meaning of the courage.