Journal Entry 5

Write a paragraph about Mrs Dubose. When writing, try to remember Atticus' words about getting into someone's skin. Try to understand Mrs Dubose, and why she behaves the way she does.

When introduced, Mrs. Dubose appears to be grumpy, selfish, and disrespectful to Jem, Scout and Atticus. She is shown as a very unwell lady and has quite a large addiction to morphine. The children didn’t understand why she would have said these awful things. Although she was a mean person to others, it wasn’t her fault, she had been struggling against the drug addiction and wasn’t always in the right state of mind. The courage it took from her was insurmountable but to others, this ‘courage’ seemed as selfish. Atticus wanted to teach the children to get to know her before you judge her, just as if you are walking in her skin.