Mrs Dubose was close to a hundred
And she was the meanest old woman who ever lived.
She spent most of each day in bed and the rest in the wheelchair
It was rumored that she kept a CSA pistol
Jem and I hated her
When we passed her porch
We would be raked by her wrathful gaze
But we could do nothing to please her
‘Hey Mrs Dubose’
‘Don’t say hey to me, you ugly girl!’
‘You say good afternoon Mrs Dubose!’
She was vicious
‘Don’t contradict me!’
‘What are you doing in that overalls?’
‘You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady’
‘You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn’t change your ways!’
‘Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers!’
Jem stiffened.
I was terrified.
When she died, Atticus said ‘She was the bravest person I ever knew’
We did this poem from Scout’s point of view. By doing this poem, we are giving the readers the impression that Mrs Dubose was an extremely mean old lady who disliked children and treated them really badly. It also gives readers the impression that she liked to insult others, and she was very dangerous. This is supported by” It was rumored that she kept a CSA pistol.” Readers would also feel that Mrs Dubose was racist as she did not support the idea of people lawing for niggers. The last sentence “When she died, Atticus said ‘She was the bravest person I ever knew’ was used to leave the reader in suspense as to why Atticus thought that Mrs Dubose was the bravest person he ever knew.
The characteristics of Mrs Dubose in this poem is very much similar to the characteristics of Mrs Dubose in the book itself. However, in the storybook, it is finally explained why Atticus felt that Mrs Dubose was the bravest person. In fact, Mrs Dubose was a woman who doted on Jem and the reason why she wanted Jem to read to her everyday for a month was because of the fact that she felt lonely and wanted some company. However, in this poem, we decided not to include the fact that she felt lonely as we only wanted to give readers the impression that she was bad-tempered, mean and crude.
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