To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates courage by certain characters' willingness to defend and sustain their own perspective. Also, true courage involves boldness and strength to resist other opinions, disregarding the pressure of others and their morals. False courage would include hypocrisy. Throughout the novel, Atticus and Mrs. Dubose are courageous in their acts, while Aunt Alexandra and the other hypocrites like Miss Gates, possess false courage.
Atticus has his own philosophies that often contradict the tacit philosophy of his society. He believes that African-Americans are no differen…
