A Kind of Courage - Essay In the story "A Kind of Courage" by Ruth Sterling, the protagonist, Davy, is trying to win Ginny's heart. Topic SentenceAt the beginning, Davy's character trait of determination is mostly direct, and he accepts the choice to dive in to impress Ginny. He also shows intelligence and has positive influences, but these are overshadowed by this immature understanding of courage. The next day, at the beginning, Davy's determination is still determining, but his intelligence begins to impact his decisions, along with his father's influence. Ultimately, when Davy prepares to dive, his determination and intelligence struggle to prevail in his decision making, but the positive influences of others and his intelligence lead to a more mature understanding of courage and the decision not to dive. 3 POV All in all, Davy's positive traits and influences lead him to make choices that show a more mature understanding of courage and also win Ginny's heart. Thesis StatementIn the beginning, when Dave intervenes and chooses to dive, his determination is the main factor in his choice to dive to impress Ginny. While he has traces of intelligence and positive influence, he has an immature understanding of courage that overshadows his other characteristics. The main component that gives him the immature choice to dive is his determination. This is demonstrated when Davy works at his summer job and feels like an outsider. He has an interest in Ginny, but his rival, Clinton, comments that no one has dived off rocks since that boy was killed. This immediately sparked a challenge in Davy's mind, as he was determined to win over Ginny and impress her. This led Davy to say that he was not… a paper medium… a natural understanding of courage and that he did not dive. POV3POV3-S-APOV3-P-APOV3-E-APOV3-S-BPOV3-P-BPOV3-E-BPOV3-ConclusionAt the beginning, Davy's character trait of determination is the main trait that directs his decision to dive, despite there are minute indications of intelligence and positive influences, leading to an immature understanding of courage. But ultimately Davy's determination becomes intelligence that guides his choices and, with the positive influence of others, he gains a more mature understanding of courage and decides not to dive. Davy's positive traits and influences lead him to make choices that show a more mature understanding of courage and to win Ginny's heart with his understanding. In life, we all need to be aware of immature understandings that could lead us to do harm. Concluding paragraph