What did Jem learn from his encounter with Mrs. Dubose and following her death?

Answer 1

At one point Jem was caught for messing up Mrs. Dubose's flowers, so his suitable punishment was to read Ivanhoe to her for a month. Scout goes along with Jem to Mrs. Dubose, and Scout notices that she twitches sometimes or other signs of poor health.

Later on, Atticus tells Jem and Scout that Mrs. Dubose passes away from painkiller overdose (she was a morphine addict) a few minutes later after they return home. Atticus tries to explain to them that Mrs. Dubose was only ill, which explained her "ill" nature, and gives Jem and Scout a gift that Mrs. Dubose was going to give them. The gift is a camellia: a Snow-on-the-Mountain, ironically the same type of flowers that were Mrs. Dubose's and were almost damaged by Jem. Surprisingly, Jem picks up the candy box and chucks it into the fireplace but keeps the flower anyway. At this point, Jem feels that Mrs. Dubose can torture him even when she isn't alive, which explains why he is torn between the emotions of fear and at peace with the flower in his hand.

Answer 2

Jem learns the importance of empathy and understanding in one's actions, as he realizes Mrs. Dubose was grappling with her own struggles. He also gains a newfound respect for courage and resilience through her battle with addiction. Following her death, Jem learns the value of forgiveness and how people can exhibit both strength and vulnerability.

Answer 3

"what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. "

Answer 4

Scout and Jem learned that Racism is a very big thing in Maycomb.