"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee demonstrates that courage is fighting what you believe in no matter the consequence. Fighting for your thoughts and morals all the way to the end, without regard for what people or society as a whole think. The mentality of many is that courage is not having fear or being afraid. A person who has never been hit by a car is not afraid only because that person has …showed first 75 words of 695 total…

…showed last 75 words of 695 total…case regardless. This definition of courage is not only true to this story, but also applicable to life outside this story. The attitudes of Jem and Scout are used to show true key elements of courage. Lessons taught by Atticus and Mrs. Dubose show Jem and Scout what it is to be courageous and stand up for what they believe in. These mentors are vital not only to Jem and Scout, but to the reader.