He calls her racist
Atticus said to Mrs. Dubose, "I missed you today."
Mrs. Dubose insults Atticus and calls him names for defending Tom Robinson. Jem responds by destroying Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes. Atticus defends Mrs. Dubose because he believes in showing compassion and understanding towards others, even those who may hold different views or attitudes.
Atticus describes the camellias in Mrs. Dubose's yard as "the beginnings of a smile" which symbolizes the hope and recovery she is striving for in overcoming her addiction. He recognizes their beauty despite the negativity surrounding Mrs. Dubose.
Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose wanted to give him something to remember her by, which shows her attempt to make amends for her past behavior before she passed away. The gift of the single camellia flower symbolizes Mrs. Dubose's final act of kindness and courage.
Mrs. Dubose criticizes Atticus for defending Tom Robinson, calling him a "n-word lover" and questioning his morals and judgment. She feels that Atticus is betraying his own race by representing a black man in court.
mrs. dubose would yell at tjem and scout and say mean comments to them and about atticus defending a black man. she would also make fun of how scout dressed and looked. she was a mean old woman :) hope this helped!
At first, it seems that Jem reads to Mrs. Dubose because Atticus is punishing 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 for two hours a day for a month. Jem had pulled out many camellias and leaves on Mrs. Dubose's property because he was anguished by her comments on his father. Mrs. Dubose was the first adult to say that Atticus is no better than black people and the trash (being a lawyer) works for. After Mrs.Dubose dies, we learn that Atticus would have even asked him to de so if he didn't wreck her property. It turns out that she was a morphine addict and to get of the drug Jem would read to her so her mind and body would be of the drug so she can break her habit before she dies. Hope this helps :)
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.
Jem and Scout say that Mrs. Dubose is the meanest woman who ever lived in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Mrs. Dubose says that a "lovelier lady than the children's mother never lived." She also said it was a shame Atticus let his kids run wild when they had such a great mother Causing Jem to start feeling his emotions for his mother and missing her which Scout didn't quite remember her while Jem remembered her perfectly. HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY ANSWER!!
Mrs. Dubose from To Kill a Mockingbird
mrs. Radley; Atticus said she died of natural causes.