"'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"'(112).Words of Atticus, from Harper Lee's, To Kill a Mockingbird. A story narrated by Scout, Atticus' daughter, about the events that occurred in a small southern town during the great depression. The racism abounded in this town, like in every other at the time, but something unexpected happened when a girl accused a black man of raping her. Nobody imagined that with the help of the enormous courage of Tom Robinson (the accused) and Atticus Finch (his lawyer),the whole town would learn a great life lesson. Atticus and Tom Robinson deserve the Lion o' courage award because both of them demonstrated tremendous physical and emotional bravery throughout the book.

Atticus deserves the Lion o' Courage award because of the physical and emotional......

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Title: To Kill A Mockingbird Analysis
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