Mrs Dubose Character Analysis
As Jonathan Swift once said “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others”. Jonathan Swift is basically saying that it’s up to you to discover the good when others can only see the bad. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one of the greatest novels in the history of time. It features the Finch family and the neighbor boy struggling throughout the Great Depression. Throughout the novel they persevere through the hard times of racism, misfortunes, and life. In To Kill A Mockingbird there are two characters with equal good and bad, but the good is over empowered by the bad. One is Mrs. Dubose, the mean old lady down the street. The other is Mr. Atticus Finch, the father to Jem and Scout Finch. Our first character is Atticus Finch,
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He took the time to get to know her. “‘Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict’... ‘She said she mean’t to break herself of it before she died, and that’s what she did.’” (111). Secretly, she was using the kids to ween herself off. She was, deep inside, a good person. She didn’t want to die tied to morphine. She wanted to die free, and being old and wise she found away. She used the kids, had them read everyday, gradually longer and longer so she would take her morphine later. Atticus was aware of her plan, he said he would have sent them down anyways, to help her out, that’s why he allowed the 30 day reading in the first place. In conclusion both Atticus and Mrs. Dubose showed their bad side more then their good side. It’s up to the kids to discover the good and only see the good. Atticus seemed too old for anything, but on the flip side he had many talents, and a select few hidden for the sake of the kids and their future. Mrs. Dubose gave herself the image of an old mean person, but really on the inside she was dying and wanted help, she wanted to die free. As the book continues we will be introduced to more people, each with their own good and bad, it’s up to Jem and Scout to only see the
He took the time to get to know her. “‘Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict’... ‘She said she mean’t to break herself of it before she died, and that’s what she did.’” (111). Secretly, she was using the kids to ween herself off. She was, deep inside, a good person. She didn’t want to die tied to morphine. She wanted to die free, and being old and wise she found away. She used the kids, had them read everyday, gradually longer and longer so she would take her morphine later. Atticus was aware of her plan, he said he would have sent them down anyways, to help her out, that’s why he allowed the 30 day reading in the first place. In conclusion both Atticus and Mrs. Dubose showed their bad side more then their good side. It’s up to the kids to discover the good and only see the good. Atticus seemed too old for anything, but on the flip side he had many talents, and a select few hidden for the sake of the kids and their future. Mrs. Dubose gave herself the image of an old mean person, but really on the inside she was dying and wanted help, she wanted to die free. As the book continues we will be introduced to more people, each with their own good and bad, it’s up to Jem and Scout to only see the