True courage is demonstrated when a person does or decides to do something that other are afraid to do. Courage is one of the key themes presented in the novel 'To kill a Mockingbird'. Courage is shown when Atticus Finch decides to stand up and stick with a black man's case that is accused for a white girls rape. It is also shown when Mrs. Dubose attempts to quit her morphine addiction and also by …showed first 75 words of 532 total…

…showed last 75 words of 532 total…calm watching her house burn down. She acts bravely and that is another example illustrated in this novel regarding courage. By the above examples we can see how courage is illustrated time after time in the novel. Atticus Finch's decision to defend Tom Robinson, Mrs. Dubose's attempt to quit Morphine and Miss Maudie to support Atticus. These acts clearly define how courage is described in the novel and it is one the key themes illustrated.