“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it” - Charles R Swindoll. This quote explains how going to Central, and dealing with her harassment is only 10% of Melba’s life, and the other 90% is how she acts and reacts towards her harassment. In the book Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, Melba is the bravest character because she puts up with all her bullies and the segregationist at school, she is brave enough to go to Central High School every day even though she knows she is going to get bullied, and she puts up with the disproving statements of her neighbors. Even though Melba knows that she is going to get bullied every single day of school, she still chooses to go to Central High School. Melba goes to Central knowing she is going to get kicked, tripped, pushed down stairs, called mean names and sprayed ink on her clothes. The main goal is to try to get Melba to leave Central High and never think of coming back. What her bullies do is make up different days where they bully and harass the students a different way each day. One day came to be known as stare days. “Large, boisterous groups of hecklers stared intensely and harassed the living daylights out of us” (Beals 234). Melba stated that the only thing worse than getting physically harassed is getting ignored or looked at. Melba is brave enough to …show more content…
She is the bravest character because she puts up and finds different ways to deal with her bullies and the segregationists, she chooses to represent her community and race everyday by going to central High School even though she knows bad things are going to happen to her, and she is brave enough to show her face in public places even though Melba knows she is going to get disapproving looks and comments. Everyone can learn something from Melba, from her determination to sacrificing her rights to try to gain rights for everyone else in her