Atticus=True Courage

       Atticus has an amazing talent in some eyes. He performs with a gun so well he nailed a rabid dog a hundred yards away when he hadn't shot in thirty years. Atticus has a true talent in my eyes. I think it is amazing what he can do. If I had that talent, I would remind people about it when they treat me bad. Atticus is hated by everyone, so the easy thing to do is remind them. That's where Atticus and I differ. I try so hard to be like him, but sometimes I fall short. I couldn't stop playing basketball because I feel I had an unfair advantage. Atticus gave up something he loved because he felt he had an unfair advantage.
       The night where he was defending Tom, he could have brought a gun. He could have easily reminded them that if they were a hundred yards away, he could nail them. Atticus isn't like that. He brought a newspaper. He was going to defend Tom with words and a paper. Atticus was scared. These men were there to kill a man, and if Scout hadn't been there, Atticus could have been seriously injured. Atticus didn't go to sleep thinking that he hoped Tom survived the night. He faced his fears of possibly being killed to protect his client. He risked his life for another man that he probably doesn't know on a personal basis. Atticus probably knows some things about Tom, but not everything. Atticus is showing us what TRUE courage looks like.