The Color Purple

My understanding of Tillich’s courage to be is that he’s talking about something broader. Courage means something that permeates our whole being. Courage is not unique for humans but comes from behind everything that exists. Being is something that everything has in common. Out of beingness itself gives rise to courage. “Courage is self-affirmation “in-spite of,” that is in spite of that which tends to prevent the self from affirming itself.” (p. 32) Courage …

…from this movie is that Tillich’s philosophies can be seen throughout the story of Anne Frank. She was a courageous young woman who, although had times of despair, tried to find meaning in her life. She did not define herself, as others would like her to be but became her own person. She lived her life as best she could under the circumstances. She found the courage to have her own sense of being.