mrs dubose

when we are first introduced to mrs dubose, all we are shown is her angry, morphine addicted, racist side. however, after Jem goes nuts on her garden, and is forced to read to her, we see under the aggressor. mrs bubose has been on morphine for years, and after stopping her treatment, she is suffering greatly from withdrawal symptoms. Jem reading to her allows her to concentrate on one thing at a time, and she is able to recover from her morphine addiction before she dies. when the reader finnaly understands this, mrs dubose is no longer just an angry old woman, but also a human being who had been helped from their suffering