March leapt from the bushes to come to his defense.īy his definition of bravery, one can see some underlying factors that cause him to self-identify as a coward. See search resultsfor this author Geraldine Brooks(Author) 4. Also, when Canning was about to be executed, Mr. March: A Novel Hardcover Bargain Price, Maby Geraldine Brooks (Author) Visit Amazon's Geraldine Brooks Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He committed himself to abolitionism through risks both legal (funding Brown) and physical (joining the war effort). March doesn’t think of himself as a brave person however, there are reasons to consider him brave.
Rather, bravery is achieved when one faces their greatest fears to attain moral ends. One is not courageous because they fight to avoid the label of coward. March’s view, if one is fighting in the war without “honorable conscience,” then their fight is not a brave one. Sometimes, true courage requires inaction that one sit at home while war rages, if by doing so one satisfies the quiet voice of honorable conscience (168). March: A Novel Hardcover Maby Geraldine Brooks (Author) 4.3 4,817 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 44.93 24 Used from 2.99 7 New from 44.93 18 Collectible from 11.00 Paperback 15.99 233 Used from 1.38 27 New from 12.
And yet I do not think it heroic to march into fields of fire, whipped on one’s way only by fear of being called craven. The brave man, the real hero, quakes with terror, sweats, feels his very bowels betray him, and in spite of this moves forward to do the act he dreads.
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