How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
[N]obody ever admitted they ever saw him in a uniform, though when Father was away he would talk a lot now and then about when he was in Father's troop and about what he and Father used to do. (4.1.3)
Here's our first hint that Ab Snopes is a big old coward. He claims that he fought with Sartoris, but no one can confirm that. In a time when every able-bodied man around is risking his life, Snopes just saying he has done so is an insult to the real courageous folks.
Quote #5
…Granny straight and still, with her sunbonnet on and the shawl drawn tight over her shoulders where she had her arms folded in it so that she looked littler than anybody I could remember, like during the four years she hadn't got any older or weaker, but just littler and littler and straighter and straighter and more and more indomitable.... (4.3.12)
What a great word, indomitable. It comes from the Latin indomitabilis, where in- means "not", and domitare means "to tame." That means that little old Granny can't be tamed, mostly because of her courageous spirit.
Quote #6
Because we didn't know that his arm was making him sick yet; he hadn't given us time to realise it. (5.2.33)
Uncle Buck's another old-timer with a lot of courage. He goes with the boys to hunt down Grumby and make sure they get their revenge, but along the way he is shot in the arm. Instead of letting it get the best of him, Uncle Buck ignores the pain and even bravely hides it from the boys, so that he can stay with them a little longer.