Ms. Dubose made Jem read to her and fix her camellias. Ms. Dubose also had a morphine addiction which also frightened Jem when he went to go read to her. After Ms. Dubose passed away, she sent a perfect, waxy camellia to Jem which he took as her torturing him for all the pain he went through. Later on, Jem finds out that it is a symbol of courage.
Ms. Dubose frightened Jem by shouting insults and threats at him and his sister, Scout, whenever they passed by her house. She would say horrific things about their father, Atticus, which upset Jem deeply.
Ms. Dubose makes derogatory remarks about Scout and Jem's mother, referring to her as a "whitewashed n*****-lover". This comment reflects Ms. Dubose's racist attitudes towards Scout and Jem's family.
In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Jem is instructed to read to Mrs. Dubose as a way to teach him a lesson in empathy and understanding. Eventually, it is revealed that Mrs. Dubose was trying to overcome her morphine addiction, and her determination and courage in doing so leaves a lasting impact on Jem.
In the box that Mrs. Dubose sent to Jem, there was a single white camellia flower with a note attached. The note expressed Mrs. Dubose's apology and appreciation for Jem reading to her.
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.
Jem destroyed all of Mrs. dubose's camellias with Scout's baton because he was mad at her for making fun of Atticus. Jem reads to Mrs. Dubose because Atticus punishes him by telling him to go to Mrs. Dubose and apologize for what he has done. Mrs. Dubose tells him in order to make up the mess he created, he has to read to her everyday for 5 weeks.
Mrs. Dubose is a Civil War relic like the CSA pistol Jem tells Dill is hid in her shawls. Her "girl" Jesse is black but she continues to harass Jem and Scout about Atticus defendind an"N-word".
Jem took Scout's baton and chopped the tops of all Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes. Then he snapped Scout's baton in half.
Jem attacks Mrs. Dubose's camellias in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." He destroys the flowers after Mrs. Dubose insults his father, Atticus. Jem later learns the reason behind Mrs. Dubose's behavior and the significance of his actions.
Jem committed to reading to Mrs. Dubose every day for a month as a way to atone for destroying her camellia bushes. This task was challenging as Mrs. Dubose was ill and had a difficult temperament, but Jem persevered to fulfill his commitment.
He cut the tops of her flowers off
Jem is upset with Mrs. Dubose's racist comments towards his father, so he retaliates by destroying her flowers as an act of rebellion. Jem is trying to stand up for his family and assert his own sense of justice in response to Mrs. Dubose's bigotry.
Jem Finch was around 13 years old when Mrs. Dubose died in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."