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byHarperLeeisabookaboutatheFinchfamilyexperiencingmany
difficultchallengesintheircommunityduringthe1930s.ThesinglefathernamedAtticusFinch,
takescareofhistwochildrenJemandScoutFinch,islawyerinMaycombandisoneofthebest
lawyersthereis.Braveryisathingthatpeoplehavewhentheystandupfortherightthingand
thatarentafraidtodefendthemselves.Thebravestcharacterin
ToKillAMockingbird
isAtticus
Finch.
AtticusisthebravestcharacterinToKillAMockingbirdbecausehestoodupforTomRobinson
whenthewholetownwasagainsthim.Onpage75itstatesForanumberofreasonssaid
AtticusThemainoneifIdidntIcouldntholdupmyheadintown,Icouldntrepresentthis
countyinthelegislature,IcouldnteventellyouorJemnottodosomethingagain.This
evidenceshowsAtticustookthecasebecausehedidntwanttorepresentthiscountyinabad
way,hewouldntbeabletotellJemandScoutnottodothingsanymore.ThisshowsAtticusin
bravebecausehetookacasethathadthewholetownagainsthimbuthestoodupforwhatis
right.
WhilesomemightsaythatAtticusisthebravestcharacterothersdisagreeandsayheisnot
brave.Ithoughthewouldhaveafinesurprise,buthisfacekilledmyjoy.Aflashofplainfear
wasgoingouthiseyes(p.151)ThisevidenceshowsthatscoutseesAtticusandexpectedhim
tobehappytoseeherbutsawAtticuswasscared.InthestoryScoutrunstoAtticuswithjoybut
itwaskilledafterseeingaplainfearinAtticuseyeswhichwhatmakesScoutthinkAtticusis
notbrave.Nevertheless,Atticusisthebravestcharacterbecauseheisnotafraidtostandupfor
whatisrightlikeTomRobinson,eventhoughthewholecityisagainsthim.