Sue Hadfield once said, “It takes courage to examine your life and to decide that there are things you would like to change, and it takes even more courage to do something about it.” Both Harrington and Wilcox show that you should gain courage and always stay courageous.There are a number of differences and similarities in the book, Courage for Beginners and in the poem, Courage. The novel, “Courage for Beginners”, uses a third person point of view, which shows the reader how Mysti feels. When Mysti feels hurt by Anibal’s insults, the author uses a third person point of view. For example,“Here is a girl with the shaky sensation of having a foot on two boats. She must quickly decide which way to jump before the expanding water makes a decision