What aspects of courage are shown in "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

Atticus is courageous because he goes against the norms of his society in choosing to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman. He is a man who confronts the prejudice in his society.

Tom is courageous in helping Mayella even though it is potentially dangerous. He is a man who helps his neigbours, and who does not let colour get in the way of right action.

Miss Maudie is courageous in facing her life after her house burns down. She is a woman who sees the postive in the midst of disaster. She always looks at the bright side, even when the situation would destroy the heart of others.

Mrs. Duboise is courageous in fighting the addiction to morphine she has aquired while she was ill. She is a woman who wants so badly to be clear when she dies that she is willing to put herself through physical torment to get there.

Jem is courageous in reading with Mrs. Duboise even though she scares him witless. He does the right thing even though it makes him uncomfortable.

Boo is courageous twice, first, when he brings Scout the blanket as they watch the fire, next, when he saves Jem and Scout from the violent attack. Boo's courage is, perhaps, the greatest, for he rarely leaves the house, but he conquers that fear to save the people he loves.

The sherrif is also courageous, for he is willing to risk his integrity as a professional to protect a man who is guity according to the law, but innocent according to every other moral law known to him. He is willing to distort the truth and lie in his report so that Boo will be spared a trial. In doing this, he puts his humanity above the rules, and this takes extreme courage.