He had to go to her house and read to her each day.
punishment for ruining mrs. duboses flowers?? He has to read to mrs. dubose everyday after school.
Because Atticus wants him to. She is an old sickly lady coming off of her meds and she is going to die soon.
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.
Jem is punished for destroying Mrs. Dubose's camellias. His punishment is that he has to apologize to her in person and then read to her every afternoon for a month.
Jem's punishment for destroying Mrs Dubose's plants is he has to go read to her each night. What Jem doesn't know is that Mrs Dubose is a recovering morphine addict and is using the time he reads to her to wean herself off the drug. Hope this helps
Jem destroyed Mrs. Dubose's camellia and snow-on-the-mountains with Scout's newly bought baton. He is later punished by having to read to Mrs. Dubose everyday. :)
In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," Mrs. Dubose was upset and devastated by her house burning down. She had been unwell and bedridden, and the fire destroyed everything she had, leaving her feeling helpless and vulnerable.
Jem takes Scout's new baton and cuts off the tops of Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes.
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.
He destroys Mrs. Dubose's garden using Scout's new baton that Jem had bought with his own money. He got punished for this by being made help Mrs.Dubose in her home, where they find out that she was a morphine addict.
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.
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.