It's to signify an important moment in Jem's life. Mrs. Dubose is generally not a likable character in the novel, and is battling a drug problem. This shows Jem that even when people are fighting a losing battle, sometimes they keep fighting, showing him true courage and helping Jem understand adulthood and growing up. Both are central themes in the novel.
Jem destroyed Mrs. Dubose's flower garden out of frustration and anger towards her constantly insulting and provoking him. Mrs. Dubose's comments about Atticus and his defending Tom Robinson triggered Jem's emotions, leading him to act impulsively and destructively.
She made a rude comment about Atticus defending Tom Robinson's black man. He got fed up with her and grabbed Scouts new Baton and destroyed Mrs. Dubose's flowers with it.
Because she was insulting Atticus, and he lost his temper since Jem could stand people calling him names, but he couldn't take anyone calling Atticus names.
Mrs. Dubose gave Jem the flower as a sign of friendship and forgiveness. It is almost as if she is telling him that she really isn't that bad of a person.
because she is a fat slag
Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose's flower garden out of anger and frustration towards her insults and criticism towards him and his family. It is a reaction to his emotions boiling over after enduring her verbal abuse.
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.
Because Atticus wants him to. She is an old sickly lady coming off of her meds and she is going to die soon.
Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose's camellia flowers in a fit of anger after she insults Atticus. As punishment, Jem is required to read to Mrs. Dubose every day, which is meant to teach him discipline and empathy. Through this experience, Jem learns about courage and forgiveness.
Mrs. Dubose leaves Jem a single white camellia flower as a symbol of her appreciation for his reading to her. Jem is initially confused by the gesture but later comes to understand and appreciate the significance of the flower as a symbol of Mrs. Dubose's courage and strength.
punishment for ruining mrs. duboses flowers?? He has to read to mrs. dubose everyday after school.
Jem uses Scout's baton to destroy Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes in a fit of anger, which ultimately leads to his trouble with Atticus and Miss Maudie.
a camellia flower, like the ones of hers that Jem destroyed earlier. She did that to show Jem that she wasn't as awful of a person as Jem (and Scout) believed she was.
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.
Mrs. Dubose gives Jem a single white camellia flower in a candy box with a note. She wanted to show her appreciation for Jem reading to her during her final days as a way to help him remember her.
Jem's punishment was that he had to read to Mrs. Dubose every week.He learned about her morphine addiction,and was very sad for making fun of her and being rude to her because she was actually quite nice.In the end,Mrs. Dubose dies,and leaves Jem the candy box that was in her home,and inside was one of the flower tops that had grown back after Jem had cut all the tops off.Jem had to read to Mrs. Dubose after school everday and on Saturday. He had to do for two hours and for one month.
they enter mrs dubose garden jem actually steps all over it due to mrs dubose talking bad about atticus, and also mr ewells although its not really technically a garden all he has is a red geranium in a jar