Harper Lee’s 1960 novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, focuses on the lives of two young siblings, Jem and Scout Finch, as they mature in a small rural southern town. Taking place during the hard time of the depression, these two young souls are surrounded by underprivileged neighbors, prejudice, and the resentment of the outcome of the Civil War. Things have been the same way for years, but the peacefulness of Maycomb is changed when a …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…being. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, the people who display the greatest mental toughness are the most courageous of all. They are the most valorous, but they are not recognized for their actions. Through the actions of her neighbors and family, Scout discovers the courage that it takes just to live through the obstacles of everyday life. She sees many examples of courage far greater than that of a man shooting a dog.