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Sara Bareilles “Brave” captures Atticus’s definition of courage. Sara Bareilles says on her song that we should say what we want to say. She ignores what others say and does what she wants. She shows mental courage and doesn’t conform to the ideals of society.

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"Jem wanted Dill to know once and for all that he wasn't scared of anything: 'It's just that I can't think of a way to make him come without him gettin' us.' Besides, Jem had his little sister to think of"(Lee 15).
This excerpt relates to courage because it shows that Jem, although he is scared of touching the Radley house, is determined to do it and this shows courage on his part to willingly put himself in an agonizing situation.

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Courage can relate to today because everyone has to be courageous every day. Today, it is easier than ever to be mean to someone because you don’t have to stand in front of them and insult them. Someone might be mean to you, but you just have to keep going. We have to ignore the bullies and power through the day.

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The background picture is a courtroom, which represents where courage was shown most throughout the book. Atticus shows and immense amount of courage during the trial in the courtroom. Tom also shows courage in the courtroom by answering honestly and he admitting that he feels bad for Mayella.

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“I was terrified. The O.K. Café was a fun organization on the north side of the square. I grabbed Jen’s hand but he shook me loose. ‘Come on, Scout,” he whispered. “Don’t pay any attention to her, just hold your head high and be a gentleman’” (Lee 116-117).

This is an example of Atticus’s definition of courage. Scout is scared and wants to fight Mrs. Dubose, but Jem takes the high road and ignores her.

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“I wanted you to see something about her- I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do” (Lee 128).

This was Atticus' definition of courage to Jem one night. He has a very strong definition of courage that will shape how he acts in the trial and how Jem and Scout will grow up.

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“'What was the symbol of her offense? Tom Robinson, a human being. She must put Tom Robinson away from her. Tom Robinson was her daily reminder of what she did. What did she do? She tempted a Negro'” (Lee 232).

Atticus showed courage by stating the truth although nobody really wants to hear this. He exhibits mental courage because he knows this is the right thing to do even though he will be ridiculed by certain people for it later.