Mrs. Dubose In To Kill A Mockingbird

A rustic scent drizzled off of each page, turning into a gust with every turn. The words spoke various volumes, rattling the emotions of all readers. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is the most well-known and classic books of all time. In almost every library worldwide, this book is timeless. In the story, Scout and Jem’s father, Atticus, is the backbone of all structure in the sleepy town of Maycomb. He is always level with a broad view of everything. He seeks to find the truth in everything, whether it be the trial, the death of Bob Ewell, or what Scout, Dill, and Jem are up to. He repeatedly walks in people’s skin, trying to see how they view the world. This is a skill he successfully teaches Scout and Jem. There are many characters

Dubose is the woman who lives just around the block from the Finch house. She appears very shortly in the book overall, but has a great effect on Jem. A Confederate relic, it is rumored that she hides a pistol beneath her numerous shawls. She also has a black girl who is always in attendance to take care of the ill woman. One afternoon, Mrs. Dubose degrades Atticus while yelling at Jem. Remembering his father’s words to “hold your head high and be a gentleman,” (To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, p. 133). When he returned from town with a baton for Scout and a toy steam engine for himself, Mrs. Dubose was not on the porch. In a fit of destroyed her camellias with the baton. As punishment, Atticus makes him take up the consequence to read to her every afternoon for a month. A month after his punishment is fulfilled Atticus comes home with a candy box and the news that Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose, is dead. This is when Atticus explains to Jem why he made him read to her. “Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict.. She took it as a pain-killer for years. The doctor put her on it. She would have spent the rest of her life on it and died without so much agony, but she was too contrary-” (p. 147). In this quote Atticus is trying to get Jem to realize why she was the way she was with her fits and merciless rants. This is how he steps into her skin and shoes, walking around in them so he can pass the knowledge onto those who are still figuring out how to do

The recluse of the neighborhood, Jem, Scout, and especially Dill were fascinated by him. This meant many re-enactments of rumored stories of Boo’s life, trying to send notes with a fishing pole, and calling through his collards. Boo does not appear in the book during the time surrounding the trial. By this time, the children have grown and have forgotten about their adventures. In the beginning, however, when they are found out by Atticus, they receive a scolding from him along with a lesson. “‘I’m going to tell you something and tell you one time: stop tormenting that man. That goes for the other two of you. What Mr. Radley did was his own business.’ If he wanted to come out, he would. If he wanted to stay inside his own house he had the right to stay inside free from the attentions of inquisitive children, which was a mild term for the likes of us. How would we like it if Atticus barged in on us without knocking, when we were in our rooms at night? We were, in effect, doing the same thing to Mr. Radley,” (p. 65). When Atticus is finished speaking, Scout takes over and is either writing down what Atticus said exactly or putting it in more simple words. When Atticus asks the question, he is prompting the children to step into Arthur’s skin with him so they can see what they are doing to him. In the book, Boo also cares for the children. They might have been brought to his attention by their