Atticus Finch Heroism

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Being someone’s hero does not always mean you have to have a cape and be famous. You can be someone’s hero just by helping them out and knowing what the right thing is when maybe they don’t??. “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 see it through no matter what.” The courage to challenge the status quo without personal motivation or reward is a mark of true heroism. Atticus, Dr. Treaves, and Chief Bromden are people who show courage and heroism. They were all someone’s hero because when no one else knew what was the right thing to do they did. They took care of them and watched out for them,…show more content…
The town of Maycomb was very quiet and everyone knew everyone, although their beliefs were that black people should be treated differently than everyone else. The town was very racist. During the trial, Mayella Ewell accused Tom Robinson of raping her. Mayella made up the story of Tom assaulting her so that her dad, Bob Ewell would be covered because he was the real suspect. Atticus’ job was a lawyer, so when the trial of Tom Robinson came, he was the first to help. Even though Atticus was just doing his job, he was still defending a black man. As Atticus was defending Tom, with the people of the town watching, all realized that he was defending a black man and labeled Atticus as a “nigger lover”. Atticus did not seem to mind the name because he knew that he was doing what was right. Atticus’ children got treated differently after he was labeled a ‘nigger lover’, < V.? Chief demonstrated heroism because he did not believe that it was right to leave someone like McMurphy to die in such deep misery since he was so helpless. Chief went against the hospital procedure because all they wanted to do was leave McMurphy until he eventually became a vegetable, < facts/focus Chief knew that it would be wrong to leave someone to live the rest of his life like that. Chief thought that the right
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