To Kill A Mockingbird In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, many characters had to face a challenge of one sort or another. In my opinion though none were as difficult as the challenge Mrs. Dubose had to over come. From the start Mrs. Dubose seemed like a typical ornery old woman. Every day when Jem and Scout passed by her house she would call out remarks about their upbringing or father. …showed first 75 words of 363 total…

…showed last 75 words of 363 total…from Jem she died free of the morphine, just as she wanted to. It was hard for her, especially being how old she was, along with the fact that the morphine did ease her pain and suffering, but she did succeed. It was a great problem that Mrs. Dubose had but it is even a greater triumph that she could overcome it. Mrs. Dubose’s dieing free from her addiction is a great thing indeed.