Why is Atticus polite to Mrs Dubose?

Although she yelled at Scout and Jem about Atticus defending Tom Robinson, Atticus wants his children to respect all people. Mrs. Dubose has an addiction to morphine, and vows to break her addiction before she dies. Atticus understands this and wants Jem to show compassion.

Why does Atticus make Jem and Scout read to Mrs Dubose?

Atticus makes Jem read to Mrs. Dubose so he will understand the meaning of real courage, because Mrs. Dubose is very ill and is trying to die without morphine.

What two reasons did Atticus give for wanting Jem to visit Mrs Dubose?

Atticus has Jem and Scout visit Mrs. Dubose because he wanted them to learn the lesson. The children thought they were going to her house as a punishment for Jem killing her flowers with the baton. The real reason they are sent there is because she is dying and he wanted them to see what real courage is.

What do you think Atticus wanted Scout and Jem learn from their time spent reading to Mrs Dubose in Chapter 11?

Atticus hopes that by spending time with her and getting to know her, he will learn a life lesson in not judging a person based only by their actions and rumor. After Jem learns that Mrs. Dubose has a chronic and painful medical condition, his attitude changes. Atticus says she is the bravest person he knows.

Why is Atticus so insistent about Jem and Scout being polite to Mrs Dubose and Jem reading to her?

Why is Atticus so insistent about Jem and Scout being polite to Mrs. Dubose and Jem’s reading to Mrs. Atticus tells them to respect Mrs. Dubose so they learn to respect people with other views.

How does Jem help Mrs Dubose?

Dubose wanted Jem to read to her is that she wanted to die free and clear of the morphine she’d been taking to ease her pain. The reading distracted her and she did die without the addiction to morphine that she’d had.

Why does Atticus say he would have made Jem read to Mrs Dubose anyway how does Mrs Dubose show true courage?

Atticus says this to Jem after the death of Mrs. Dubose, the woman to whom Jem has been reading aloud for the past month. Atticus reveals that Mrs. Dubose was addicted to painkillers but was determined to overcome her addiction before dying; he made Jem read to her as a distraction from her pain.

Why does Atticus make Jem read to her what is it that Jem is supposed to learn from the experience?

As Atticus explained to Jem at the end of the chapter, “I wanted you to see something about her — 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. . . . She was the bravest person I ever knew” (ch. 11).

What does Atticus reveal to Jem and Scout after Mrs Dubose’s death?

Why is Atticus so insistent about Jem and Scout being polite to Mrs Dubose Support your answer with a quote from the chapter?

What is Atticus so insistent about Jem and Scout?

What is Atticus opinion of Mrs Dubose?

Atticus believes Mrs. Dubose is a great lady because she was able to overcome her morphine addiction and die “free”. Atticus says that Mrs. Dubose is a model of real courage rather than a “man with a gun in his hand”.

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