Mrs Dubose is intorduced into the book in chapter 11. At the start of the chapter Scout and Jem veiw her as this mean old lady who's only perpose in life is to abuse children. But when this abuse gets to much for Jem he reacts with anger and violence. From this outbreak Jem is punished, he is forced to read to Mrs Dubose everyday. From this experience Jem discovers that Mrs Dubose is ill, she has random fits. The month passes, yet Mrs Dubose tell Atticus that Jem should continue reading to her. This surgesstion is inforced. The story skips ahead of couple of weeks, and it turns out that Mrs Dubose dies. Atticus informs Jem that she was a morphine addict and she what trying to give it up, and that this was the reason for her fits. This information shatters Jem and he finally discovers why Mrs Dubose was the way she was.
This small part of the book relates back to the advice Atticus gives Scout "You never really understand a person until you consider things from there point of view.......until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
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