Mrs Dubose's Strengths

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Mrs. Dubose Strengths Analysis
Mrs. Dubose is a character in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. At the beginning of the book, she is introduced as a rude old lady who lives two doors down from Jem and Scout. She yells at the two whenever they walk by about everything she dislikes about them and Atticus. One day, Jem decides he's had enough of Mrs. Dubose and cuts up her camellias in a fit of rage. As a consequence, he and Scout have to go to Mrs. Dubose’s house for an hour every day to read to her. Later, Mrs. Dubose passes away, and Atticus explains that she had a morphine addiction, but Jem and Scout reading to her helped her recover. She had to use her own strengths to overcome her adversity. One of the strengths she used was bravery, the ability to do things that seem frightening. She also persevered, and did something that was extremely difficult and thought to be almost impossible for her. Finally, she showed forgiveness, and had the ability to forgive others for their actions. Mrs. Dubose dealt with a lot of struggles in the story, but she used her strengths to overcome them, and die without regret. …show more content…
Dubose was brave in the decision to attempt to overcome her morphine addiction. She knew it would be extremely hard, dealing with the pain of withdrawal, but she was determined to move on with a clean slate, so she decided to try anyway. She was willing to face the fear of pain so she could create a better quality of life. In the novel, Atticus called Mrs. Dubose brave, saying: “Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.” (Lee 144). In this quotation, Atticus explains Mrs. Dubose’s reasoning for trying to get over her addiction, and that she wanted to die without owing anything to anyone, including

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