TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD CHAPTER 11 ANNOTATIONS

Cindy Nguyen Doyle 4th

SUMMARY

Mrs. Dubose is a cranky old lady that Scout and Jem are forced to walk by as they head towards Maycombs business district. She insults Atticus in front of Jem and Jem, furious, destroys her flowers on his way home. He is forced to read to her for a month and at the end of the chapter, she dies.

EVENTS

Mrs. Dubose insults Atticus calling him no better than the niggers and trash he works for (135). Jem destroys Mrs. Duboses camellia bushes in a fit of anger Atticus discovers this and forces Jem to read to Mrs. Dubose for a month Mrs. Dubose points out to Atticus one evening on how late it was and how she was able to not have a fit during this time Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose has died and that she was morphine addict Jem receives a white camellia as his last gift from Mrs. Dubose

QUOTES

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived (134). Your fathers no better than the niggers and trash he works for! (135). but before I can live with other folks Ive got to live with myself. The one thing that doesnt abide by majority rule is a persons conscience (140). Her face was the color of a dirty pillowcase, and the corners of her mouth glistened with wet, which inched like a glacier down the deep grooves enclosing her chin. Old age liver spots dotted her cheeks, and her pale eyes had black pinpoint pupils (142). I wanted you to see what real courage is,Its when you know youre licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter whatShe was the bravest person I ever knew (149). He picked up the camellia and when I went off to bed I saw him fingering the wide petals (149).