Mrs Dubose is a character in the novel which shows moral courage.
Despite her morphine addiction, she wanted to die 'beholden to nobody' even though she knew she would have to go through a lot a suffering without the help from the drug. Majority would have chosen the path of a peaceful death, but Mrs Dubose was determined to overcome her addiction and to die with the pain instead.
Her moral courage had also served as a lesson for Jem about real courage. Atticus had sent Jem to read to Mrs Dubose daily to show him what real courage was. He did not want Jem to think that 'courage is a man with a gun in his hand'
The role and importance of Mrs Henry Lafayette Dubose in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird.
Character:
Mrs Henry Lafayette Dubose
Book:
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Literature Assignment
By: Eileen Wan
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
Secondary 3 Pure Literature Class
Class Assignment on minor characters and their role and importance in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee.
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
Secondary 3 Pure Literature Class
Class Assignment on minor characters and their role and importance in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee.
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