A reflective response to chapters 9- 11 A few weeks have passed since Mrs Dubose died and Jem has had some time to think about the events of the last few months. In role as Jem, write a response in which you reflect on these events and what they mean. Post to your blog by Thursday 4 pm.
Mrs Dubose died tonight. We heard from Atticus. After spending my daily afternoons with her for a month and a bit I still don't feel any different towards her as I felt before I cut her camellias. How I hated that nasty old cow. But just then Atticus told me something different. Told me how her intentions aren't what I was thinking. Maybe he's right. Maybe Mrs Dubose wasn't really as evil as I thought. After all, I'm still alive and breathing, aren't I? Atticus says Mrs Dubose was the bravest person he ever knew, that it's when you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. I suppose it's true. Apparently she promised herself to rid of her addiction to pain-killers before she was leaving this world, so that's why she asked Scout and I to read to her. And that was what that alarm clock was all about. She got us to help her break the morphine addiction unknowingly. Now that I think about it, I really do suppose Mrs Dubose is quite a brave one. The camellia she gave me drove me absolutely mad at first but Atticus told me Mrs Dubose is telling me everything's okay now. I guess I forgive her. May that old woman rest in peace.
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