To Ween Off The Morphine Analysis

2) This theme is so true in everyday life. Even now at 17 I still use this theme as a way of seeing people. Throughout the novel, Atticus is really trying to teach Scout to learn to step into other people's shoes and try to understand where they come from and what they have been through. Whenever Scout doesn't understand Jem and why he is sad sometimes, Atticus really tries to encourage her to step into his shoes and understand why he is sad.

Jem hates Mrs.Dubose because of the mean things that she says about Atticus and the trial. After she dies they all learn that she was a morphine addict and that’s why she was always so hostile and negative (for the most part). “ … Son, didn’t you know know what here fits were?’. Jem shook his head ‘Mrs.Dubose was a morphine addict,” (Lee 147). Atticus helps Jem step into Mrs.Dubose shoes as he tries to understand what she was going through. “She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody. Jem, when you’re sick as she was, it’s all right to take anything to make it easier, but it wasn’t all right for her. She said meant to break herself of it before she died, and that’s what she did,” (Lee 148). Now that Jem has this information, he has a chance to really internalize it. Next Atticus’s influence helps Scout to empathy for Mayella during the

His sensitive nature makes him more aware of her death and he misses her. When Jem meets Dill he analyses him, like most children and accepts

The alarm clock allows Lou and the narrator the power to manipulate time as they like. So they no longer have to abide by the demanding village schedule. This involved carrying buckets of waste up the mountain from dawn to dusk. The alarm clock allowed them to be free from the early morning wake up call from the village headman. The narrator realizes this

The clock symbolizes Ann’s mood. Ann’s mood is reflected upon her relationship. She dreads John going on that walk to see his father. As the clock ticks, Ann begins to brood. Her movements seem to be precise and her posture self-conscious as if John is

Later in the book, Jeremy is punished to reading to a sick elderly woman (Mrs. Dubose) each day for a month, as a result of his yard-wrecking burst of vengeance. At the end of what turned out to be a bit over a month, Mrs. Dubose dies. Only after this event does Atticus explain to Jem the task that the elderly woman had set out finishing before her death. Mrs. Dubose had developed a dependency to morphine, resulting from an innocent enough prescription of the opiate. The old woman set her mind to freeing herself from the addiction before her time came, an incredible task for someone in any condition, let alone her sickly self. When Mr. Finch’s actions (Arranging the readings) were questioned, Atticus stated “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. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” This act taught Jem a new meaning of courage. Jeremy struggled to see the occurrence as significant, because he did not agree to the rude, racist, and unfair statements Mrs. Dubose had shouted him and his sister. Because of that, Jem’s personal integrity is challenged. He dislikes the hatred Maycomb County’s people seem to have for minorities and anyone who doesn’t “fit the mold,” and refuses to see the grey areas where ones virtues often seem to lurk. Jeremy Atticus Finch’s morally right mindset is shaped and

“Wake up,” whispered Jem as he shook out of my slumber. Jem explained that he wanted to inspect the Ewell’s house to find out if he could find any evidence and that I could accompany him. I told him that it would be dangerous and that the two of us would be shot to pieces, he mentioned that he didn’t need me, and that he would sneak out with Dill, because Dill would be coming, because Bob Ewell would be drunk and he wouldn’t be able to observe us and because I dreaded the thought Dill presuming that I might be a coward, I decided to tag along with them.

From these symbols he acquired the knowledge of accountability and responsibility, respect and forgiveness, and the fact that things are not always as the seem. These interaction all helped Jem in his coming of age experience and now he knows what to do when faced with these types of challenges throughout his

Jem saw the world as any six years old would see it a happy and peaceful town, but the loss of innocence

I think he means that Mr. Cunningham is a good person but has his mistakes like everyone else. The blind spots that Mr. Cunningham has, beings him to the jail, to pass violence to a black man, just because he is black. Cunningham wouldn’t do this to a white man. He was different that night because he was being a whole different person, he was generous and polite. The verdict is similar to the trial because they both have suspense.

Jem had to read to Mrs. Dubose for destroying her flowers, which she later died and Jem was impacted by her lost

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is the father of two of the protagonists of the story, Jem and Scout Finch. Throughout the story, Atticus teaches his children excellent lessons and makes great examples of how people should act (equality). Even though Atticus may make some mistakes as a parent, overall he is an admirable father to the children. When given the opportunity, Atticus is able to assist others whilst developing excellent life lessons for the children to learn from. On page 149 of the story, Atticus says to Jem, "’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.

Imagine losing a family member. Jem lost his mother when he was just a kid and feared for his father, Atticus’s life when he was protecting his client from an angry mob. That’s why Jem’s top priority is family. He knows everyone is getting older and wants to cherish every moment of his life with his family. In many instances in harper lees to kill a Mockingbird, Jem shows that his top priority id family by defending his family when there is danger, Upholding the family’s reputation, and by placing his family’s priorities before his.

Mrs. Dubose gives Jem a flower after she dies because it’s her way of saying thank you for reading to me and providing me with a distraction. When Atticus says, “ ‘She was the bravest person I ever knew’ “ (Lee 128), it was because she had to battle her illness bravely until the day she died. She had to lived everyday in pain, but she pushed through and preserved until the very end. When Mrs. Dubose gifted the flower to Jem, she is passing the bravery to him. She also could have meant for the flower to be a “forgive me” symbol. The color white often symbolizes innocence, purification, and a fresh start, which therefore represents Mrs. Dubose’s forgiveness towards Jem, due to his innocent behavior. She wanted him to know that she wasn’t angry

The children acquire knowledge the cruel world through their experiences. Ill-tempered Mrs. Dubose helps Jem step towards blossoming into an adult. Jem receives a lesson when Atticus rationalizes, “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 [Mrs. Dubose] is the bravest person I know” (Lee 149). Mrs. Dubose is a temperamental, volatile elderly that bat tles her addiction to morphine. Due to her dependence on morphine, Mrs. Dubose is often moody than not. This is a stepping stone for Jem, from innocence to reality because it teaches Jem not to judge too quick.