How Does Jem Change In To Kill A Mockingbird

Mrs. Dubose shows courage as she fights her morphene addiction. Jem's punishment of reading to Mrs Dubose, ("the meanest old woman

Jem proves Mrs. Dubose’s courage when he describes her after seeing her up close for the first time by saying: “but she’s so nasty. She has fits or something. She spits a lot” (124). This quote describes Mrs. Dubose’s will-power; she perseveres through the negative side effects of quitting her addiction even though she is very close to dying anyway. Jem does not know about Mrs. Dubose’s sickness yet but learns that everything is not always what it seems.

Jem learns from visiting Mrs. Dubose that not everything is how it seems at first glance. He also learns the value of courage and how it will later affect him as he matures into an adult. From what is described, the readers can draw a conclusion that Mrs. Dubose is impolite and bitter towards the children and is not afraid to speak her thoughts about Atticus defending Tom Robinson. As a result, Jem carries out his anger by destroying her flowers. He is later punished by Atticus by having to read to Mrs. Dubose certain days of the week for a period of time and work on her flowers. Through this process Jem is able to control his impulses and show kindness to those around him even if he does necessarily want to. This shows that Jem is becoming more of a young adult rather than a child. He also realizes that Mrs. Dubose is actually a woman of

Jem hates Mrs.Dubose because of the mean things that she says about Atticus and the trial. After she dies they all learn that she was a morphine addict and that’s why she was always so hostile and negative (for the most part). “ … Son, didn’t you know know what here fits were?’. Jem shook his head ‘Mrs.Dubose was a morphine addict,” (Lee 147). Atticus helps Jem step into Mrs.Dubose shoes as he tries to understand what she was going through. “She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody. Jem, when you’re sick as she was, it’s all right to take anything to make it easier, but it wasn’t all right for her. She said meant to break herself of it before she died, and that’s what she did,” (Lee 148). Now that Jem has this information, he has a chance to really internalize it. Next Atticus’s influence helps Scout to empathy for Mayella during the

Jem acted out on Mrs. Dubose because she was rude. He doesn’t understand why he has to make up for it, considering how disrespectful she is to them every day. After reading to her for a bit and spending a lot of time with her, Mrs. Dubose sadly passed away. Jem received a flower from Mrs. Dubose and flipped. “‘Old hell-devil, old hell-devil!’

In chapter 3, Scout states; “Jem and I hated her. If she was on the porch when we passed, we would be raked by her wrathful gaze, subjected to ruthless interrogation regarding our behaviour”. When Jem, cuts Mrs Dubose camellias, in chapter 11 for insulting Atticus, his punishment was to read to her every day. When he read to her he found it disturbing that she had fits and after a month Mrs Dubose dies. It was only known to Jem later that she had these fits because she was seriously ill and had become addicted to morphine. By Jem reading to her, it was distracting her from her addiction and she would be able to die clear from utilizing painkillers. Atticus later states that “I wanted you to see what real courage is...You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose won...she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew."(Chapter 11) This was significant as, even though the children thought of her as a spiteful woman, she was going through a personal time in her life that made her that way. Mrs Dubose relates to the quote as even though she came across as horrible, other people needed to put themselves in her position and perceive how badly she was struggling with her

”(127) With Atticus explaining to Jem what happened to Mrs. Dubose and why she acted the way she did, Jem finally realizes that people have more to them than just what he sees. He loses his innocence when he understands that although Mrs. Dubose said mean and terrible things about Atticus and his family, she was not a bad person. Instead, she struggled with addiction and was trying to overcome it before she

Atticus wants them to empathise with her so they can see how much courage she had and learn “what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.” They both begin to understand why she was the way she was and see that she was actually a “great lady”, “had her own views about things” and died “beholden to nothing and nobody.” The reader sees that Jem in particular empathises with her at the very end of the chapter when Scout says, “He picked up the camellia, and when I went off to bed I saw him fingering the wide petals.” This shows that Jem was now beginning to understand and think about Mrs Dubose in a new light and he could now see her perspective. She was not just a bitter old lady. She was a courageous woman who stuck to her opinions right to the end and was determined to be rid of her morphine addiction before she died.

Dubose through the author’s use of Conflict, Irony, and Imagery. Jem’s coming of age experience develops when he gets furious with Mrs. Dubose’s attitude towards him and his family, but then realizes why she’s always been a rude, old lady through Atticus’s explanation. It also develops when Jem is asked to read to Mrs. Dubose which is something that was very unexpected. His coming of age experience develops when Jem and Scout are with Mrs. Dubose closer than they ever have been with her. The point, though is Jem and Scout think of Mrs. Dubose as an old, horrible lady and they don’t really like her for what she has done to them and their family. After they discover an explanation from Atticus saying that the things she does is all because of her morphine addiction, they start to understand why does so. If people knew about Mrs. Dubose’s problem and her addiction, then maybe they wouldn’t think of her as the old lady they think of

Throughout the novel, Jem is influenced by a variety of people and circumstances. His surroundings and the people that he grew up with influenced his outlook on life and persuaded him into a well developed young man. First and foremost, his father Atticus established morals, and guidelines and consequently lead him into adulthood. He provided wisdom and insight into a future for Jem, free from inequality and abundant in fairness. Mrs. Dubose, although biased and cruel, was a figure of courage for Jem to learn from. Throughout the case, Jem was constantly reiterating his opinion on how he believed none of it was right. At the end of the novel, Jem was put in the worst situation at such a young age, almost being murdered. Luckily, the outcome

Jem is forced to see this when he lets anger take over him and he destroys Mrs. Dubose’s flowers. Jem is forced to read to Mrs. Dubose because Atticus “wanted [Jem] to see what real courage is. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what” (128). Jem didn’t know what was happening to Mrs. Dubose, but by figuring out that she was gone it helped him understand the pain that people can go through, and he learned that by facing his fears and doing the right thing, he can become more in touch with the people who surround him.

When he found out what happened, Atticus was angry. He wasn’t angry at Mrs. Dubose for insulting him, but at Jem for not respecting her property. Now, Atticus appoints Jem to read for Mrs. Dubose for an entire month. After the month ends, the kids learn that Mrs. Dubose had died. Atticus explains to the kids

Ms.Dubose was an old lady down the block from Jem and Scout, that would shout out malicious things to them about themselves and their family. One example of Jem being childish and acting immature is, that when Ms.Dubose said Atticus was “lawing for a n******” he teared up her precious camellias. This shows how he was immature and couldn't control his actions and made a rash decision when faced with rude comments. Following this destruction, Jem’s punishment is to read every day, including Saturdays, for two hours at Mrs. Dubose’s house. Which he loathes doing because she is a senile old women, who makes rude remarks every time he comes over. At the end of the chapter, Atticus reveals to Jem that she was addicted to morphine and that the reading was part of her effort to wean off of her addiction. Jem receives a gift from Ms.Dubose which is a single camellia. This revels Jem feels surprised, guilty, and saddened when he sees her gift. The camellia was a reminder for the reasons he spent time with Mrs. Dubose, but it was also was a sign for him to remember her by. Atticus teaches Jem a very important lesson that not all heroes use guns and weapons, but have the real courage and strength to fight for what they want to get. “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 see it through no matter what. We finally see when Jem starts to grow up and give things thought when “He picked up the camellia…I saw him fingering the white petals” This shows how Jem has empathy for Ms.Dubose and realizes that she was fighting and had admiration for her. Jem matures and shows how he can be understanding about

Jem does not enjoy his time reading to Mrs. Dubose. During the time Jem is forced to read to Mrs. Dubose he isn’t happy to do so. The way Jem acts are ways of showing that he is still selfish and careless. He doesn’t care that he cut her camellia bush and is mad at the punishment although he deserved it. When Jem reveals to Atticus he didn’t actually mean it when he had said sorry to Mrs. Dubose.

Dubose. Jem and Scout hated Mrs. Dubose, she was always disrespectful when they passed by her house. She would yell at them about many different things like their behavior, their father, what they would be when they grew up, them walking to town, and them not having their mother around anymore. Most of her comments were about how Atticus was defending a man of color in court. One day Jem went mad, he grabbed Scout’s baton and ran into the front yard and cut the tops off every camellia bush in sight, he didn't begin to calm down until the ground has green buds and leaves everywhere. Once he was finished trashing Mrs. Dubose’ yard he snapped the baton in half, threw it down, when Scout saw she started screaming. Jem pulled her hair, and kicked her down. When Atticus got home he was disappointed that Jem would do something like that, he told him to go to Mrs. Dubose’ house and talk to her. When Jem came back he said he cleaned for her, said sorry, and said that he would help them grow back. Mrs. Dubose told Jem to come to her house everyday after school and on Saturdays and read to her out loud for two hours for a whole month. On the first day they weren't there for a long time because about half way through it was time for Mrs. Dubose’s medicine, Jessie kicked them out because she had to get the