To Kill A Mockingbird
(Harper Lee)
True courage is shown only when it is put to test. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, each character's True courage is not only tested but questioned. In Alabama in the early 1960's, prejudice was evident on every corner. In their small town of Maycomb the main character Scout, her father Aitticus, and older brother Jem face the trials of being a white family with little prejudice in the midst of a racist society. Atticus, being a lawyer, fights for the innocence of a black man by the name of Tom Robinson. Tom was wrongly accused of rape by Mayella Ewell, and her father Bob, both of which are low class, poor, and white. Though Tom loses the trial, Atticus encourages him that they still had chance. However, Tom decides he'd rather take his own chances by trying to escape prison, and is shot seventeen times by the guards. Bob Ewell, still angry at Atticus for defending an African American and fighting against him, attacks Scout and Jem. Howver, they are saved by the neighborhood recluse, Aurthur Rdaly, who turns out to be nothing more than a misunderstood man with more life in him than he is allowed to live.
The theme of the mockingbird reoccurs several times throughout the novel, each time in the place of a person or situation. The mockingbird represents the fact that to kill a mockingbird is to kill something that is completely innocent. Innocence is rarely found in today's world, so when it it found, it should be taken care of. But instead it is usually forgotten or destroyed. Tom Robinson, as well as Aurthur Radley, each represent mockingbirds.
Scout, at the beginning of the novel, is stubborn and strong- willed. By the end, Scout has learned that people are not equal in how they act, their appearance, or their social status, but they are all equal in worth. Tom Robinson's dark skin makes him no less of a person than Bob Ewell's light skin makes him more of a person. Scout and Jem grow and learn through such experiences. They come to understand that true courage is more than a man's strength or advantage over another. True courage is knowing that you've got no hope, but sticking with it anyway, and not quitting until the job is done.
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