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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.
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When Jem was reading Mrs Dubose was trying to free herself from?
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.
What commitment did Jem make to atone for the destruction of mrs Dubose's property?
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.
What was inside the box mrs.dubose sent to jem?
A single flower of the kind that Jem cut downin front of Ms. Dubose's house, surrounded by cotton.
What does jem use to destroy mrs duboses flowers?
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.
What crime does Jem commit against mrs. Dubose?
Jem destroyed all of Mrs. dubose's camellias with Scout's baton because he was mad at her for making fun of Atticus. Jem reads to Mrs. Dubose because Atticus punishes 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 everyday for 5 weeks.
In To Kill a Mockingbird why is Atticus so insistent about Jem's and Scout's being polite to Mrs Dubose and Jem's reading to her?
because mrs dubose is addicted to her pain medicine and she is dying so she doesnt want to die addicted to something so every day when jem is reading she waits a little longer to take it until she is finally off of the medicine and she dies a month laterAtticus says later in the novel, after Mrs Dubose dies, that "she was one of the bravest people he knew". I think that Atticus knew that Mrs Dubose was a) addicted to her morphine that she used as a painkiller and b) dying.
What changed had occurred in Mrs. Dubose by the last week scout and jem went to her home?
By the last week that Jem and Scout went to Mrs. Dubose's house, she was awake for the entire reading session, which went on until time for Atticus to come home. When they first started reading to her, she fell asleep within a few minutes.
What change occurred in mrs. dubose by the last week scout and jem went to her home?
By the last week that Jem and Scout went to Mrs. Dubose's house, she was awake for the entire reading session, which went on until time for Atticus to come home. When they first started reading to her, she fell asleep within a few minutes.
What is mrs dubose full name?
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose is an elderly woman who lives near the Finch's. She is hated by the children, who run by her house to avoid her. Scout describes Mrs. Dubose as 'plain hell.' A virulent racist, she calls Atticus a "nigger-lover" to his children, and the upset Jem ravages Mrs. Dubose's camellias. As a punishment, Jem is forced to read to Mrs. Dubose each day for a month. Mrs. Dubose has a fit each time he reads- drooling, twitching, and more. When an alarm rings, Jem is allowed to leave. After a month and a week of reading, Jem is finally allowed to stop. Mrs. Dubose dies shortly thereafter. Atticus informs Jem that Mrs. Dubose had fallen victim to an addiction to morphine. By reading to her, Jem had distracted her so that she could conquer her addiction and die free from painkillers. In thanks, she leaves him a candy box with a camellia flower in it. Jem disposes of the box in anger, but is later seen by Scout admiring the flower. Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose was the bravest person he ever knew, and he was trying to teach Jem the importance of bravery and respect and the importance of true courage and endurance when the situation is hopeless, as in her morphine addiction. After Atticus explains why Mrs. Dubose sent him the flower, Jem learns to admire it.
What does jem do to receive orders from atticus that he must read to mrs dubose?
When angry, Jem cut her flowers down. As punishment and to teach him the old woman is a person who deserves respect, Atticus orders Jem to read to the woman.
What did ms dubose do to frighten jem?
Ms. Dubose made Jem read to her and fix her camellias. Ms. Dubose also had a morphine addiction which also frightened Jem when he went to go read to her. After Ms. Dubose passed away, she sent a perfect, waxy camellia to Jem which he took as her torturing him for all the pain he went through. Later on, Jem finds out that it is a symbol of courage.
Which flowers does Jem attack?
Jem attacks Mrs. Dubose's camellias in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." He destroys the flowers after Mrs. Dubose insults his father, Atticus. Jem later learns the reason behind Mrs. Dubose's behavior and the significance of his actions.
