Topic Sentence - Harper Lee showed Jem’s growth and development as a character with the incident with Mrs. Dubose.
Context - Mrs. Dubose is a morphine addict who suffers from withdrawals. As a result, she is rude to most 8n the neighborhood. She has a bad reputation, and Jen is afraid to even see her house. This is some time before the end of part one.
Concrete Detail - “Mrs. Dubose lived two doors up the street from us; neighborhood opinion was unanimous that Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived. Jem wouldn’t go by her place without Atticus beside him (Lee 39).”
Commentary - At this point in the story, we see how Jem is unopened to new people. He judges people quickly based on rumor before he gets the chance to know them. …show more content…
Dubose. Mrs. Dubose is a morphine addict who suffers from withdrawals. As a result of her addiction, she reflects her anger on to most people in the neighborhood. She has a bad reputation, and Jem is afraid to even see her house. This is some time before the end of part one. “Mrs. Dubose lived two doors up the street from us; neighborhood opinion was unanimous that Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived. Jem wouldn’t go by her place without Atticus beside him (Lee 39).” At this point in the story, we see how Jem is unopened to new people. He judges people quickly based on rumor before he gets the chance to know them. Jem has never seen her, and does not care to know her either. However, later in the story, several chapters later, something else happens. Mrs. Dubose starts yelling at the children when they walk down her street, calling her father a “nigger lover”. After this Jem attacks her camellias and is forced to read to her as punishment. When she dies, Jem has empathy. “‘Did she die free?’ asked Jem. ’As the mountain air,’ said Atticus. ’She was conscious to the last, almost. Conscious,’ he smiled, ‘and cantankerous (128).’” Jem asking if Mrs. Dubose died free might not seem like much, but is really a significant step for him. Jem, who was scared to see her, asking if she suffered, and wondering about her well being, reflects an important change that is sure to carry onto part two of To Kill a Mockingbird. The author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, clearly wanted to convey Jem’s development through the incident with Mrs.
Context - Mrs. Dubose is a morphine addict who suffers from withdrawals. As a result, she is rude to most 8n the neighborhood. She has a bad reputation, and Jen is afraid to even see her house. This is some time before the end of part one.
Concrete Detail - “Mrs. Dubose lived two doors up the street from us; neighborhood opinion was unanimous that Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived. Jem wouldn’t go by her place without Atticus beside him (Lee 39).”
Commentary - At this point in the story, we see how Jem is unopened to new people. He judges people quickly based on rumor before he gets the chance to know them. …show more content…
Dubose. Mrs. Dubose is a morphine addict who suffers from withdrawals. As a result of her addiction, she reflects her anger on to most people in the neighborhood. She has a bad reputation, and Jem is afraid to even see her house. This is some time before the end of part one. “Mrs. Dubose lived two doors up the street from us; neighborhood opinion was unanimous that Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived. Jem wouldn’t go by her place without Atticus beside him (Lee 39).” At this point in the story, we see how Jem is unopened to new people. He judges people quickly based on rumor before he gets the chance to know them. Jem has never seen her, and does not care to know her either. However, later in the story, several chapters later, something else happens. Mrs. Dubose starts yelling at the children when they walk down her street, calling her father a “nigger lover”. After this Jem attacks her camellias and is forced to read to her as punishment. When she dies, Jem has empathy. “‘Did she die free?’ asked Jem. ’As the mountain air,’ said Atticus. ’She was conscious to the last, almost. Conscious,’ he smiled, ‘and cantankerous (128).’” Jem asking if Mrs. Dubose died free might not seem like much, but is really a significant step for him. Jem, who was scared to see her, asking if she suffered, and wondering about her well being, reflects an important change that is sure to carry onto part two of To Kill a Mockingbird. The author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, clearly wanted to convey Jem’s development through the incident with Mrs.