Wednesday, July 10, 2013

In To Kill a Mockingbird, how is Scout courageous throughout the book?

Scout's most courageous act in To Kill a
Mockingbird
 comes in Chapter 15 when she and Jem arrive at the jail while
Atticus is confronting the lynch mob. Scout senses that something is wrong, but she
doesn't really understand the implications of the gathering until the next day. Her
innocent banter with Walter Cunningham shames him, and he directs the other men to
"Let's get going."


Scout shows courage when she stands up
for Walter Cunningham Jr. on her first day of school. She tries to explain why Walter
has no lunch money, but she instead gets in trouble with Miss Caroline. She shows
courage when she accompanies Jem and Scout into the Radley's back yard, and she shows
her speed when she runs back to safety after Boo's shadow appears on the porch. She
shows courage (or is it her foolish hot temper?) each and every time she fights a boy in
the schoolyard, and her bravery is evident when she runs to the sound of Jem's screams
during the attack by Bob Ewell.

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