You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew. Even though no one would have blamed Mrs. Dubose if she had wanted to leave this world in narcotic bliss , she decided to try to do what she felt was right, no matter how impossible it seemed or how painful it was.
Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By Harper Lee. Dubose "'was the bravest person I ever knew. What was JEM's punishment? Answers 3. Punishment number one was cleaning up his mess and tending the flowers to insure they'd come back healthy.
Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose's flowers because he is angry that she called his father names and he was punished by having to read to her. When Jem attacked Mrs. Dubose's flowers, he was reacting to her racism and the town's. How did Mrs Dubose show courage? Dubose demonstrates true courage by battling and conquering her addiction to morphine before she dies from a chronic disease. Dubose knew that she only had a short time to live and promised herself that she would die addiction-free.
What does Atticus say real courage is? On the page Atticus says a specific quote to Jem, which is as follows: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.
It's when you know you're licked before you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. Jem cuts the tops off of Mrs. Atticus to Jem. Atticus wants Scout and Jem to understand the value of real courage. Courage does not mean having a gun, it means doing the right thing such as defending Tom Robinson even when you know there is very little chance of winning. Mrs Dubose is willing to go through both physical and mental pain in order to ensure that she dies without being addicted to morphine.
When Jem reads to her each day she sets the alarm clock later and later so that gradually more and more time passes before she needs to take morphine until eventually she does not need it at all.
You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew. Here Atticus is explaining to Jem that courage comes in many forms. Mrs Dubose was determined to die without needing to rely on morphine. She achieved this but her success is tinged with sadness because she died before she could properly enjoy being morphine free.
Atticus believes this makes her even more courageous. Later, Jem seeks revenge by cutting off Mrs. Dubose's prized camellia flowers with the baton he bought for Scout. Dubose's house for her to decide his punishment, which ends up to be reading to her.
The following Monday, Scout and Jem go to Mrs. Dubose's house. Jessie opens the door for them. Dubose is in bed, and she listens to Jem read a copy of Ivanhoe. Scout describes her as looking terrible, but doesn't realize it was because of morphine withdrawal symptoms at that moment.
Dubose grows distracted, and makes fewer and fewer corrections to Jem's reading, and starts making strange motions. Jem asks if she's alright, but Mrs.
Dubose doesn't respond. Jessie shoos them out of the house. Jem tells Atticus what happens, saying that he wasn't frightened, but thought it was nasty, describing her as having 'fits. This pattern continues for several afternoons. Atticus tells Scout not to let Mrs. Dubose make her angry either, as Mrs. Dubose had her own problems already.
One afternoon a month later, Atticus knocks on the door. Dubose smiles at him and tells him the time. Scout notices that they've been at Mrs. Dubose's house longer and longer each day, and that her fits had gotten less and less common. The adults talk, and agree that Jem would no longer have to read to her after a week. Jem develops a detached politeness to her.
A month later, Atticus gets a call and goes to Mrs. Dubose's house, saying he wouldn't be long. He ends up gone until nightfall, and carries a candybox.
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