“Courage is measured by an individual’s willingness to continue fighting even when the likelihood of victory is small.” It is a person’s mental or moral strength to resist extreme difficulty. It is the strength of mind that makes one able to meet danger and difficulties with firmness. This withstanding opposition to defeat allows a person to persevere although the probability of triumph is unfavorable. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Harper Lee’s …showed first 75 words of 824 total…

…showed last 75 words of 824 total…it is presented from the innocent mind of a young girl. In conclusion, John Proctor and Atticus Finch are paragons of courage. John Proctor risked everything, including his life, to save the lives of his wife and friends. Atticus Finch, a man who represents idealism and justice, did not allow a partial society to impede him from what he thought was just. Both characters exhibited a withstanding opposition to defeat which allowed them to persevere.