Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee - 2071 Words

During Civil War period, a pro ¬slavery mob chained Francis McIntosh to a locust tree, burnt him fatality in 1837. There are a lot of abolitionists, like Elijah Parish Lovejoy, who lost their lives when criticizing lynching. Elijah Parish Lovejoy showed both physical and moral courage fighting against inequality. The real courage of abolitionists during that time was gaining equal opportunities for African- ¬Americans, and be treated the same as white people no matter the consequences. Even after a century, there is no slavery anymore, there is still racism happening. In Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird, she shows the real meaning of courage fighting for equal rights in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression.†¦show more content†¦The real courage demonstrated in Lee’s book is not only fighting for personal beliefs and inequality, but also tolerant when someone orally violated you. Real courage is fighting for yourself and others. On the first day of school, in Miss Caroline s class, Burris Ewell, Bob Ewell s son, scares Miss Caroline when he arrives in a filthy state and she sees cooties in his hair. Chuck Little, a classmate of Scout, shows courage when Burris Ewell challenges her authority and refuses to leave the school room. Scout as narrator describes his courage: â€Å"Little Chuck Little got to his feet. â€Å"Let him go, ma’am,† he said. â€Å"He’s a mean one, a hard down mean one. He’s liable to start somethin’, and there’s some little folks here.† He was among the most diminutive of men, but when Burris Ewell turned toward him, Little Chuck’s right hand went to his pocket. â€Å"Watch your step, Burris,† he said. â€Å"I’d soon’s kill you as look at you. Now go home.† Burris seemed to be afraid of a child half his height, and Miss Caroline took advantage of his indecision: â€Å"Burris, go home. If you don’t I’ll call the principal,† she said. â€Å"I’ll have to report this, anyway.† The boy snorted and slouched leisurely to the door.(44) Little Chuck Little shows courage not just fighting for himself and also for Miss Carolina, the new teacher. Little Chuck Little is very brave when Burris is disrespectful to the teacher, refuse to stay and want to get out from the school. He even uses a knife to threaten