What are three major themes in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Three main themes include:

• prejudice.
• family life.
• courage.

How do Scout and Jem receive a moral education?

After receiving an impactful lecture about manners from Calpurnia, Scout realizes she was wrong for disgracing Walter in such a disgraceful manner in front of Atticus and Jem. Therefore, Scout develops into adulthood with a moral education because of Calpurnia’s motherly role and positive influence in her childhood.

What does Mrs Dubose suffer from?

In the novel, Mrs. Dubose is revealed to have a morphine addiction. Although she can spend the rest of her numbered days free from pain, Mrs. Dubose wanted to pass away morphine-free.

What is the theme in Chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

This chapter indicates the similarities between Mrs. Dubose’s struggles to overcome her addiction to morphine, and Atticus’s fight to reduce the level of racism in Maycomb. Mrs. Dubose and Atticus both know they are going to lose their fights but they face them anyway.

What did Jem learn in Chapter 11?

In Chapter 11 of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Jem learns Atticus’s lesson about not prejudging people. In anger and “umbrage at Mrs. Dubose’s assessment of the family’s mental hygiene,” Jem destroys her beautiful camellias. Then, he pays the consequences of his actions as Atticus makes him read to the ailing woman.

What is the resolution of Chapter 11 in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Resolution. The resolution of chapter 11 is that Mrs. Dubose gifts Jem a camellia flower as a way of saying thank you. According to pg 128 it states,” Jem opened the box.

How does Mrs Dubose treat Jem and Scout?

Mrs. Dubose makes a nasty comment to Jem and Scout about Atticus being just like the blacks by taking Tom’s case. When Jem hears this he becomes angry. He destroys her bushes in a fit of anger.

What lessons did Jem and Scout learn from Atticus?

The lessons Atticus teaches Scout and Jem are to always be considerate of other perspectives, to fight with their minds, to treasure and respect innocence, to realize that appearances can be deceptive, to appreciate true courage, and to appreciate the value of integrity.

What happens to Mrs Dubose in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Mrs. Dubose dies a little more than a month after Jem’s punishment ends. Atticus reveals to Jem that she was addicted to morphine and that the reading was part of her successful effort to combat this addiction. Dubose had given her maid for Jem; in it lies a single white camellia.