What did Mrs. Dubose want?
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What did Mrs. Dubose want?
As punishment for laying waste to her flowers, Mrs. Dubose wants Jem to read books to her every day after school. Scout doesn’t have to—all she’s guilty of is having someone break her baton—but she tags along anyway.
What happens to Mrs. Dubose at the end of the chapter?
Atticus assures Jem that Mrs. Dubose died free and told him all sorts of nasty things before she went. He hands Jem the box, which contains a white camellia. Jem throws it and screams.
Why is chapter 11 important in To Kill a Mockingbird?
This chapter indicates the similarities between Mrs. Dubose’s struggles to overcome her addiction to morphine, and Atticus’s fight to reduce the level of racism in Maycomb. Mrs. Dubose and Atticus both know they are going to lose their fights but they face them anyway.
What lesson does Scout learn in chapter 11?
Scout and Jem learn some very adult lessons in this chapter about bravery and perspective. Although Mrs. Dubose insults the children and their father, the lesson Atticus wants them to learn is that everyone has a story, even those who show hatred. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.
Why did Jem destroy Mrs. Dubose’s flowers?
Dubose’s flower garden? Jem destroyed Mrs. Dubose’s flower garden because he is tired of hearing what she has to say about Atticus. Jem decides to destroy the flower garden with Scout’s new baton as well as kick her, and pull her hair.
Why did Jem destroy Mrs Dubose’s flowers?
What is the best line in chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird?
“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 but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.
What happens to Mrs Dubose at the end of Chapter 11?
Dubose dies a little more than a month after Jem’s punishment ends. Atticus reveals to Jem that she was addicted to morphine and that the reading was part of her successful effort to combat this addiction. Atticus gives Jem a box that Mrs. Dubose had given her maid for Jem; in it lies a single white camellia.
How old does Jem turn in Chapter 11?
twelve
But Atticus makes polite conversation with Mrs. Dubose, so Scout think he’s incredibly brave. The day after Jem turns twelve, he’s got a load of birthday cash to spend. They head down to town for him to lighten his pockets.
What did Jem learn from Mrs. Dubose?
What did Jem learn from his encounter with Mrs. Dubose and following her death? From his encounter with Mrs. Dubose, Jem learned that people aren’t always what they seem, that one can’t understand someone until one has the facts and that there are many different kinds of courage.
What did Mrs. Dubose do to frighten Jem?
Answers 1. She sent Jem a camellia before she died.
How did Jem feel after Mrs Dubose died?
Mrs. Dubose’s death was unfair, but her death ended up forcing Jem to grow up a little. At the beginning of chapter 12, Scout describes the change she sees in Jem after Mrs, Dubose’s death, “He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody… This change in Jem had come about in a matter of weeks.
How does Mrs. Dubose insult Atticus?
Dubose insults their father. What is her main complaint against Atticus? That he has gone “against his raising,” in other words, that he has betrayed his class, his family, and the traditions of the town in which he grew up, traditions that Mrs.
