Mrs Dubose breaks free from her addiction just by Jem reading to her
Mrs. Dubose is battling a morphine addiction. She is trying to overcome her addiction in order to die free of it.
When Jem was reading, Mrs. Dubose was trying to free herself from her morphine addiction. She wanted to die without being dependent on the medication. Jem reading to her was a way to distract her from her withdrawals.
Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose was a recovering morphine addict, and that she was a very strong and brave woman.
morphine
Mrs. Dubose is addicted to morphine. She is battling this addiction and wants to break free from it before she dies. Her struggle with addiction serves as a subplot in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and showcases themes of courage and redemption.
Mrs. Dubose vowed to lose her morphine addiction. There you go person from my class in Sinclair Secondary School who decided to copy the question and put it on wikianswers, lol. -Alex
Mrs. Dubose had been diagnosed with a terminal illness earlier in her life. She was prescribed morphine to kill off the pain. Eventually she became addicted to the morphine. She had wanted to die "drug-free" and began taking less and less medicine each day. Jem helped her by coming by each day and reading to her. She eventually died drug-free.
Jem read to Mrs. Dubose as a way to fulfill his punishment for ruining her garden, but also to provide comfort and company in her final days as she struggled with an addiction to morphine. Mrs. Dubose requested the reading as a means to help her overcome her addiction and die free from the control of drugs.
she is a morphine addict
Mrs. Dubose, the mean old lady down the street. The doctor gave her the drugs for her sickness, but she was determined to get rid of the addiction before she died, and that's exactly what she did.mrs. douboseMrs. Dubose.Mrs. Dubose.
Her addiction to morphine.
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Mrs. Dubose keeps a morphine bottle under her shawl to help her manage the pain she experiences as she battles her morphine addiction.