the chapter’s theme, which is courage. He wanted to teach Jem that Mrs. Dubose’s fight against the drugs was quite brave rather than when Atticus had shot Tim Johnson. Theme The chapter mostly revolves around the ideas of courage as stated by Atticus (page 112, third paragraph). It shows the understanding that the Jem and Scout endure in order to grow up as a person. Although Jem is the one going through puberty, it was a general lesson to the children that courage is you know “when you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” This sentence stated by Atticus conveys the message that something is only an act of bravery when you do it with a low to zero possibility of succeeding with positive results - to know your going to fail but you go through with it regardless. Allusion Though not thoroughly having significance in Chapter 11, there was a reference made earlier in the chapter when a rumor that Mrs. Dubose hid a CSA pistol within her household. This reference may not only indicate a fighting side to Dubose, but an explanation for the hatred she had behind negroes as well as most of the Confederate southerners. The withdrawal from morphine may have allowed such feelings to escape her mind in rage as she shouts at Jem and Scout as they pass her house. Characters Chapter 10 The main characters in this chapter are Atticus and Heck Tate, who is introduced in this chapter. Chapter 11 The main characters in this chapter are Mrs. Dubose, and Jem.
the chapter’s theme, which is courage. He wanted to teach Jem that Mrs. Dubose’s fight against the drugs was quite brave rather than when Atticus had shot Tim Johnson. Theme The chapter mostly revolves around the ideas of courage as stated by Atticus (page 112, third paragraph). It shows the understanding that the Jem and Scout endure in order to grow up as a person. Although Jem is the one going through puberty, it was a general lesson to the children that courage is “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” This sentence stated by Atticus conveys the message that something is only an act of bravery when you do it with a low to zero possibility of succeeding with positive results - to know your going to fail but you go through with it regardless. Allusion Though not thoroughly having significance in Chapter 11, there was a reference made earlier in the chapter when a rumor that Mrs. Dubose hid a CSA pistol within her household. This reference may not only indicate a fighting side to Dubose, but an explanation for the hatred she had behind negroes as well as most of the Confederate southerners. The withdrawal from morphine may have allowed such feelings to escape her mind in rage as she shouts at Jem and Scout as they pass her house. Characters Chapter 10 The main characters in this chapter are Atticus and Heck Tate, who is introduced in this chapter. Chapter 11 The main characters in this chapter are Mrs. Dubose, and Jem.