Camellia

Dubose is another example of a dynamic character. When she is first introduced she is seen as a bitter old woman who has nothing else better than to ruin the lives of Jem and Scout. Jem is enlisted to read to Mrs. Dubose after destroying her camellias in a fit of rage. This past time served to occupy her mind from her addiction withdrawals. Not until her death do the children learn of the true courage of the fragile woman. Atticus for instance stated, “I wanted you to see what real courage…

dead arm“The glaring injustice is there for all who are not blinded by Prejudice to see.” -Bram Fischer EXPLAIN In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee you see the grave problems with judging before you have an understanding a person or a situation. The book illustrates this in the lives of Mrs.Dubose, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Mrs. Dubose is an elderly lady, that Jem one of the main characters in the book doesn’t think too highly of.…

Dubose after school every day. Mrs. Dubose called Atticus mean names several times, and it was really bothering Jem, so much so that he took a baton that he had just bought for his sister, Scout, and he cut off all the heads of all of Mrs. Dubose’s camellias. As a punishment, Atticus made Jem go to her house and read to her every day after school for a month. Jem does this reluctantly, even with her yelling meant things at him and looking gross since she was sick. Scout goes with him, and when…

During a state of anger, Jem damages Mrs. Dubose’s camellias after she makes nasty comments about Atticus defending Tom Robinson. He later offers her an apology and redeems himself by accepting the consequences of reading to Ms. Dubose for a whole month, despite that she frequently makes negative comments…

After hearing this comment Jem had had enough and decided to go to the store and get the steam engine he had always wanted. On his way home he ran up to Mrs. Dubose’s front porch and didn’t leave until he had cut the tops off of every camellia bush Mrs. Dubose owned. If Atticus would have been with them or had Calpurnia go with them into town Jem wouldn’t have been able to show this poor behavior. Quite often, Atticus’s demanding job takes time away from his family. An example of this…

What Jem did was something I’d do as a matter of course had I not been under Atticus’s interdict … He did not begin to calm down until he had cut the tops off every camellia bush Mrs. Dubose owned, until the ground was littered with green buds and leaves.” (137) “He’s not supposed to lean, Reverend, but don’t fret, we’ve won it,” he said wisely. “Don’t see how any jury could convict on what we heard—” (279) “His hands…

Courage: A Tribute to Moral Bravery Courage is not completing and succeeding at a task, but having the moral bravery to even risk the attempt. The definition of courage, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary is “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.” In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the value of courage outshines any other theme presented. Taking place in the 1930’s in Alabama, prejudice is still alive and thriving. This…

years is shown through his development of responsibility, wisdom, and modeling of Atticus’ behavior and philosophies. Jem shows signs of maturity as he starts to take responsibility for his and Scout’s actions. Jem destroys Ms. Dubose’s garden of camellias,…

also putting himself in danger since a white man defending a black man was not the way to do things in Maycomb. Later on in To Kill a Mockingbird, Mrs. Dubose passes away. Before her passing, Atticus made Jem read to her everyday for tearing up her camellia bushes. “I wanted you to see what real courage is. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do” (Lee 149). Atticus wanted them to see the…

Lee Alexander McQueen was a British fashion designer. He was born in Lewis ham, London, United Kingdom. He is known for having worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996-2001 and for founding his own Alexander McQueen label. Alexander McQueen design the Louis Vuitton Givenchy . Alexander McQueen was born march 17, 1969. He died February 11, 2010 because he committed suicide. He was one of the youngest out of the six children’s. His mother's name was Joyce McQueen and his dad's name was…