he learns that she was really strong because she got off her morphine addiction
Jem reads to Mrs. Dubose after cutting her plants with Scout's baton. Hope this helps
Mrs. Dubose gains a sense of self-respect and dignity by seeing Jem read to her daily. She also achieves a peaceful death knowing that she overcame her morphine addiction.
What she gains is to hear stories before her death and that Jem will gain knowledge of what Real courage actually is.
Jem's punishment for damaging Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes was to read to her for a certain period of time each day. This punishment was assigned by Atticus as a form of penance for Jem's actions.
Jem cuts the camellia bushes of Mrs. Dubose, a cantankerous elderly woman in "To Kill a Mockingbird." He cuts them as a punishment for his sister, Scout, following an altercation they had with Mrs. Dubose.
He read to her for a month for smashing her bushes. She died so his punishment ended.
her addiction to morphene.
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Jem imitates Mrs. Dubose, an elderly neighbor who constantly criticizes and insults the Finch family. Jem does this as part of a punishment set by his father, Atticus, to help him learn empathy and patience.
This line was said by Mrs. Dubose to Scout Finch in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Mrs. Dubose was an elderly woman known for her harsh and racist remarks.
to kill a mockingbird
Near 100 yrs old
Jem Finch
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Jeremy Finch, also known as Jem, had to read to Mrs. Dubose, an elderly neighbor, for one month as part of his punishment. Mrs. Dubose requested this as a way for Jem to make amends for ruining her camellia bushes. Through this experience, Jem learned about courage, as Mrs. Dubose was battling an addiction while enduring his readings.
Mrs. Dubose from To Kill a Mockingbird
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Jem uses Scout's baton to destroy Mrs. Dubose's camellia plants as a means of retaliation after Mrs. Dubose insults Atticus. This act ultimately leads to Jem reading to Mrs. Dubose as a punishment.