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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of bitterness and strength. Even though, she shows both strength and bitterness Mrs. Dubose was mainly a symbol of bitterness. The reader can see this because Mrs. Dubose had always had a sense of sass and rudeness towards everyone. The reader also learns that Mrs. Dubose had gone through an addiction from morphine and her fits and spells of bitterness. Mrs. Dubose was an example of strength because she was very strong to try and break her morphine addiction before she died.

-beth

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Mrs. Dubose is an unusual character because of how rude she is for no reason. She is mean to people that are nice to her and the children see her as a mean, old, heartless lady.

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She was always rude to the kids. She was a sick and very old lady. The kids perceived her as scary and angry.

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Miss Maudie represent light. She is happy and optimistic. All of her interactions with the children seem positive, and she brings out the best in them. She is the exact opposite of Mrs. Dubose.

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Mrs. Dubose is a sick old woman. She is always giving her own opinion even when nobody asked for it. She is very rude to people even when they are nothing but kind to her. The children view her as and old mean lady.

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Mrs. Dubose is perceived as a mean old lady by the children.

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Mrs. Dubose's unusual character can be described as rude and hateful. To the children they see no reason to show kindness to her despite her being a sick old lady.

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Mrs. Dubose was a mean old lady who would yell and criticize Jem and Scout. She was unusual because she had no reason to be doing this. Even when Jem treated her nicely she would still be just a mean old lady.

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Mrs. Dubose is a very unusual character because she is very rude to people even if they have not done anything or do not fight back. But the reason she was so rude is because of her addiction to morphine making her character and very complex character. In the children's eyes Mrs. Dubose is someone they fear a little and someone they dread to see because of how rude she is and the harsh things she says about them and their father. The children are still kind to her and they try to be nice to her.

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Mrs. Dubose is a character that seems an nasty-talking person towards the kids but is actually a great lady and had taught a lesson to Jem to keep his head so he wouldn't get upset so easily. Mrs. Dubose is seen by the kids as a really mean woman who talks bad about them and their father.

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He thought that if Jem spent more time with Mrs. Dubose that he would grow up and learn to love everyone equally and know that she was just old and hurting. It seems appropriate because Mrs. Dubose and Jem spent time with each other and Atticus felt like he accomplished what he set out for.

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Atticus

would probably be the light in the story. He is a easy going gentleman. He wants the best for his kids so they will grow up as upright citizens.

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Mrs Dubose was a strange character. She was a rude hateful lady. The children see her as mean old women. Old, rude, careless.

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Mrs. Dubose was a very mean lady who did not like the way Atticus was equal towards all people. She is an unusual character because of how rude she is rude to people even if they are nice to her. The children look at her and think that she is an mean old lady who is weird and ugly.

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Mrs. Dubose is quite possibly the meanest character in the entire book. She is old and ornery, but in the end of the chapter, when the reader learns of her story, I have a new respect for her. She was instrumental in not only teaching the children to control their tempers, but she also modeled perseverance in defeating her own personal demons.

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She is perceived by the children as a mean old lady that sits on her porch and yells. She always said her opinion even if it hurt the people she said it too.

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Atticus makes Jem read to and visit Mrs. Dubose because he knows that she only has a little bit of life left and she needs company. This is appropriate.

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Mrs. Dubose is an old, ill woman who is seemingly always torturing the children with her words. She is perceived as hostile and mean by the children. They also believe that she is scary and always has ill intentions.

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Mrs. Dubose is seen by the children as a mean old lady that hated everyone and called Atticus names. the kids soon learned after her death that she had an addiction and that she was trying to break it.

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Mrs. Dubose is a sick old lady that spends most of her time in bed. She is a rude, cranky old lady that shows rudeness towards Jem and Scout. Jem and Scout see Mrs. Dubose as the devil, for she is always saying something mean or rude to them. Throughout the book it shows how Jem and Scout dislike Mrs. Dubose by using words like hate and devil.

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Mrs. Dubose was an unusual character because she was always rude no matter if someone was nice to her. To the children Mrs. Dubose was a mean lady. In the end they find out Mrs. Dubose was a sick old lady.

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Mrs. Dubose is an unusual charter because of how mean she is. When people try to be nice to her and talk to her she is still mean to them. The children see her as an old lady that is mean.

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Mrs. Dubose is an unusual character because of how she acts towards everyone. The children see Mrs. Dubose as a mean old lady, because she yells at them all the time for no reason.

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Atticus wanted Jem to learn a lesson by reading to Mrs. Dubose. Atticus wanted Jem to make the change to keep a clear mind and not let things that peole say get under his skin and make him retaliate. Another reason Atticus makes Jem read to her is because Atticus knows that Mrs. Dubose is lonely and does not have much time and wants her to have company before she passes.

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Mrs. Dubose was a very crazy and sick stubborn woman. The children viewed her as a old, scary, and mean lady who always treated them rudely because of how they were raised. All of these characteristics were mostly caused because of what she was going through, such as her morphine problem.

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Mrs. Dubose ia such an unusual character because she is very old and sick and gives her opinion about everything, even when it is not wanted. Most people of the town see her as this horrible and mean person. This makes the people of Maycomb county not want to approach her.

-beth

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Atticus was aware of the situation that Mrs. Dubose was in, and she did not have much time left. He made them go and read to her as some sort of distraction from her. It helps her keep her mind off of the event that was taking place, and it gave her something to look forward to even if all she did was complain. What he did was very appropriate.

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Atticus's purposes for Jem's punishment were two-fold: He wanted to teach Jem to control his temper and to keep his head up no matter what people had to say about his dad and his law practice, but he also saw it as a way to help Mrs. Dubose. Atticus knew that Mrs. Dubose was struggling and had a goal to defeat her addiction. He saw Jem as a way to help her.

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Mrs. Dubose could be seen as a mean stuck-up woman at first glance. This is how the children saw Mrs Dubose. They dreaded walking by her house and having to see her sitting on her porch whenever they went into town. However, under closer inspection, Mrs. Dubose had exterior reasoning for her behavior and she was actually a very brave woman.

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Atticus represents light in this story because he is an upright and just man that teaches his kids good life lessons, and is always willing to help and be nice.

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Atticus was thinking that if Jem can keep his head with the way that Mrs. Dubose talks about them then he could keep his head in any situation. It seems appropriate because it shows that Atticus is really keen on the kids keeping their cool in tough situations.

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Atticus did the right thing and made Jem spend time with Mrs. Dubose before she passed away. Jem was taught a valuable lesson by reading with Mrs Dubose and it benefited Mrs. Dubose and her situation also. Atticus made a good decision and this was appropriate.

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His purpose of making him read to her was to teach him a lesson and Mrs Dubose a lesson. Yes this seem's appropriate because he is trying to tech him a lesson.

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She was unusual because of the way she showed herself to the kids. She yelled, made rude comments, and was very uptight. She is considered the devil to Jem and scary to Scout.

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Atticus believed that if Jem spent more time with Mrs. Dubose, that he would learn how to control his temper around people that never had a good thing to say about him. This is a good life lesson for Jem to learn and he will most likely need it in his future adult life.

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Atticus's purpose in making Jem spend time with Mrs. Dubose is that he knows that she is very sick and trying to break her morphine addiction and needs a distraction to get through it. He also knows that if he spends more time with her and could learn to hold his temper with her, he could learn to get along with just about anyone.

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Atticus's reason for making Jem spend time with Mrs. Dubose was to distract her and to teach Jem a lesson. Jem helped distract Mrs. Dubose from her addiction and it taught Jem to hold his temper with even the most difficult people. This does seem appropriate because Mrs. Dubose did need help and Jem needed to learn that lesson.

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Mrs. Dubose is a sign of both bitterness and strength. Throughout the chapter we see how rude she is to the children, and she talks about their father. Aside from that she is struggling with the withdraw of an addiction, and it is taking a tole on her tremendously. Her strength throughout the time that Jem was reading to her was incredible.

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Mrs. Dubose was a unusual character for many reasons. She was a very outspoken, bitter, brave, and rude character. The children perceived Mrs. Dubose as a old woman who did nothing but sit on her porch waiting to insult passers. They thought she was nasty because her spit dripped out of her mouth and were scared of her. They didn't know she was sick and a morphine addict so they just thought she was a mean old lady that didn't care what others thought and voiced her opinion on anything and everything.

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She is a symbol of strength. Her character shows that she is reluctant to leave nothing behind in this world. She made it seem she was a horrible, rude person when she just didn't want to be remembered. She didn't want anyone to suffer over her loss, so she made it that way. She showed she secretly cared when she showed she didn't.

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Atticus's makes the kids see Mrs. Dubose because he knows that she is sick and does not have much time left. The children do not know this and do not understand. This act was appropriate so that the children would learn a lesson and understand her.

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Attictus's purpose for making Jem go read to Mrs. Dubose was because Atticus thought it would help Jem. The reason why he thought it would help Jem was because if Jem could control his anger with Mrs. Dubose, he had learned to control his anger for good. Yes, this does seem appropriate because he helped Jem and it is a good lesson.

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Atticus made jem read to Mrs. Dubose because Atticus knew that Mrs Dubose was close to death and because Jem had snapped previously and ruined her camilia flowers. this seems appropriate as while this is an act of punishment for what Jem did, it is also a good deed to have Jem read to and elderly woman.

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Mrs. Dubose seems like a symbol of both bitterness and strength; however, in the end, her strength outweighs her bitterness. Even though she dies and tortures Jem from beyond, it is the lesson of her resilience and her strength that sticks with the reader. She is a very complex character. Harper Lee could have probably written an entire book about her.

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Atticus's purpose in making Jem spend more time with Mrs. Dubose was because he wanted Jem to learn to love everyone, even if it was a hard thing to do. Atticus was a very loving person who felt that everyone deserved a second chance and should be treated good by everyone.

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He thought if he spent more time with her he would understand why she was that way and he would be able to keep his cool in different situations. And Jem would grow up to be better understanding.

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If Mrs. Dubose represents dark Atticus would represent light. Atticus would represent light because he always sees the good in people and tries to keep his family calm when it comes to people that are rude and belligerent. Atticus also very optimistic and tries to keep everyone safe.

-beth

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Atticus forced Jem to spend time with Mrs. Dubose for two reasons. One was to benefit Mrs. Dubose. The other was for Jem's benefit. Atticus knew that Jem spent time with Mrs. Dubose he could learn to control his anger. Mrs. Dubose being a mean character that always has something to say, allows for Jem to really learn to control himself.

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Atticus would be a symbol of light in the story. He is not a man to brag or be rude, and even with Mrs. Debose being rude to him and the kids most of the time, he still is a gentleman and compliments her when walking by. He always tries to set the best example for his kids, and doesn't brag about the things he is good at. Atticus sets a good example of what his kids should grow up like. He mainly teaches them to love everyone no matter what others say about it.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of both bitterness and strength. This is so since she is very bitter and rude towards the children yet is being strong trying to break her morphine addiction before she dies even though she knows it would be easier to just keep it up until she's gone.

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Atticus purpose of making Jem spend time with Mrs. Dubose because he knows she only has a little bit of time left. This is appropriate because he makes them read to her and it helps take he mind of the situation she is in.

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Mrs. Dubose is a sick, old woman that spent her time yelling rude and harsh comments against her neighbors, especially the Finch kids. The kids think of her as cruel and has nothing better to do than rap them with prolonged reasons why they should be considered less within the community.

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She resembles bitterness more then strength. She was always mean and in her last months she could have been more nice to the kids at least. She called Atticus a *****-lover and always being mean to Scout and pushing Jem.

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Mrs. Dubose was mainly a symbol of bitterness. She was always mean to everyone and never showed any kindness. She was never in a good mood and was just a mean old lady that no one wanted to be around. In conclusion, Mrs. Dubose was over weighed with bitterness, but she still had a little strength in her also.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of strength because Atticus says so himself, but she is also very bitter and mean to people for no reason.

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Atticus makes Jem go over and read to Mrs. Dubose to accompany her because he knows she does not have much longer. This was appropriate because Jem learn a valuable lesson by having going over to read to Mrs. Dubose.

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She is a symbol of both because she had the strength to try to stop her addiction even thought she was in pain. She also had bitterness because she would sass and yell at people and be rude.

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Atticus made the children spend time with Mrs. Dubose during her final months. He did this for a few reasons. One of these reasons was to provide her with a distraction for her illness and addiction. He knew of her situation and was planning on making Jem read to her whether he was getting it as a punishment or not. Atticus knew that this would help with Jems temper and teach him self control. This was very appropriate of Atticus given that it benefited everyone in the situation.

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Miss Maudie was a great representation of light. She was very loving towards the children. She always talked to them when she saw them, and asked how they were and what they had been up to. She was completely different from Mrs. Dubose.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of strength because she helps Jem figure out that just because someone talks to his family like that then he could deal with it. Mrs. Dubose kept trying to provoke Jem by making mean comments and making him read with her.

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Mrs Dubose is an unusual character by the way that she acts and the way that she talks about Atticus towards his children. The children view Mrs. Dubose as an old grumpy lady who has no heart and is just trying to be mean to them.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of both strength and bitterness. She is bitter because of the way she acts and treats people. However in the end of the book she shows her strength by breaking her addiction before she died.

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Mrs. Dubose is a combination of a symbol of bitterness and a symbol of strength. The reason why Mrs. Dubose as so bitter was because she was trying to quit morphine which shows her strength. But, Atticus said that when he was helping her with her and during this time she was not having one of her fits, she made a rude comment. So, she is a symbol of strength in the way that she is trying to quit morphine before she passes, and she is a symbol of bitterness because her real self can also be rude too.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of bitterness because she is portrayed many times in the novel as wicked and rude and she constantly tells the children that they will amount to nothing.

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Atticus had wanted Jem to comfort her in the last days and to teach him what real courage and love for everybody was.

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Mrs. Dubose symbolizes both bitterness and strength. She is always telling the children about how she views their father, and that he is raising them wrong by letting them run wild. She shows her strength by trying to escape her addiction that she had for most of her life by allowing the children to distract her mind with their reading.

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Atticus because he shows his love for everybody and he thinks that everyone should be loved equally and deserve and equal chance in the court of law.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of both bitterness and strength the short time she was in the story. She said what was on her mind. She showed more bitterness like when she was on her porch and yelled names at the children and talked about Atticus. Her strengths were when she was fighting that sickness.

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Atticuses purpose for making Jem spend time with Mrs. Dubose was for him to learn patience and self control. The reader sees throughout the story so far that Jem sometimes has a problem with his temper and is very impatient. The reader can assume that because Mrs. Dubose is always interrupting people and putting people down that eventually Jem will learn to only speak when necessary and hold all his bad thoughts and impulsive decisions in.

-beth

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Atticus would definitely be the character who represented light if I had to chose one. Atticus made Jem go read with Mrs. Dubose, and taught Jem to love her even though she loves no one. Atticus is a huge symbol of light in this story, especially in chapter 11.

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While Mrs. Dubose is an example of darkness in this story there are several that could represent light. One of these characters is Atticus. Atticus is a very optimistic character trying his best to view the brighter side and to love everyone. He does not intend to be rude or to brag about his accomplishments.

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Atticus's purpose in making Jem read to Mrs. Dubose was to test if Jem would keep his head. Atticus knew that worse insults and talk would come later on so he thought that if Jem could keep his head about Mrs. Dubose he would be able to keep his head about the others. It seems very appropriate because Jem learned a life lesson to always keep his head up because people will always find a reason to insult and tear you down. He also learned that he didn't need a gun to be brave.

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Mrs. Dubose has two symbols bitterness and strength. She resembles bitterness because she is always rude to people and does not care. However, she also resembles strength because in the end her strength was showed more than her bitterness.

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Mrs. Dubose show both bitterness and strength. She is rude to the children but she also is strong because of her sickness. Right before she died she showed more strength than bitterness.

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He wanted them to go to her because he knew she was dying. This would be a appropriate thing because it shows he cared for her even though she didn't care for them.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of bitterness to the children because of how she acts to them. She is also a symbol of strength because she got over her drug addiction.

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Mrs. Dubose may be seen as a symbol of bitterness, however, that description could not be justified for Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose was strong for her life changing decisions and showed reliance and determination even in her final days. Mrs. Dubose would be better suited to the symbol of strength.

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Mrs Maudie would be the light because she always happy and choose to see the good in the situation.

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A character that represents light in the story is Atticus. He is full of good advice and wisdom allowing for both Scout and Jem to grow in the book. He also represents a safe place for both his children allowing him to represent light.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of bitterness. She is a symbol of bitterness because she is mean to everybody. Even when people try to be nice she is mean to them.

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Mrs. Maudie would represent the light because she is so optimistic even in hard situations. When Mrs. Maudie's house burned down she was still positive. Also, the children go to Mrs. Maudie and they love to be with her because of how nice she is and the children hated being around Mrs. Dubose. So, Mrs. Maudie would be the light in this story because she is very kind and optimistic.

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Mrs. Dubose can be a symbol of both bitterness and strength. Although, she was mainly a symbol of bitterness. Throughout the chapter the reader can see how she treats the two children, which is very rude. She makes many comments about their father and how he treats other people. An example of her strength is shown at the end of the chapter when the author tells us that Mrs. Dubose wanted to break her morphine addiction before her passing.

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A character that would represent light would be Atticus. This would be because he is always positive about things. Treats people equally and never ever takes pride and brags about himself about being such a good person to other people. Atticus is always seeing the bright side of things and always seems to make the situation better than it is.

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Mrs. Dubose is a symbol of both strength and bitterness. She is bitter because of the way that she treats everyone. She shows strength at the end of the chapter by breaking her addiction to morphine before she dies.

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Miss Maudie represents light in this story. She is carefree and is very nice to the children, never saying anything rude to them. She is a stark contrast of Mrs. Dubose.

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Miss Maudie would represent the light because she was always happy and showed the children respect. She was a positive person no matter what. When her house burned down she was still positive.

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Miss Maudie represents the light. Picture this scenario, if you put them both in a room, Dubose would most likely wanna yell and fight while Maudie would sit there and smile at her the whole time and complement her. They are like sun and moon.

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Atticus would be the light of the story because he is modest and a good man

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If Mrs. Dubose represents darkness then Atticus represents light because he is so nice. Throughout this chapter Mrs. Dubose is really mean to Atticuss even though he is nice to her. He is not just nice to her but everybody else, and she is not just mean to him but everybody.

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Atticus would be the character in the story to represent light. Atticus is always doing the right thing and teaches his children to do the same. he is always teaching his children to keep cool even when someone is insulting him, he doesn't brag about his skills in shooting, and he chooses to defend an African-american man in court.

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Mrs. Debose is seen as a mean, old, and angry lady by the children because even when they say nice things to her she is very rude back to them. Calling them ugly and getting in their business when she should not be. She constantly tries to get them into trouble with school or their father. Even after she was rude they tried to be nice knowing the comment that would be after it. They were raised to be polite and nice to everyone even if they aren't nice to you.

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Atticus would be the light in the story in my opinion. Atticus made Jem go and read with Mrs. Dubose and Atticus talks about how you need to love her even though she doesn't love nobody.

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Atticus is a character in the story that represents light he helps when his is able. He tries his hardest to make sure the kids are on the right path and he thinks everyone should have a chance. He also believes that everyone should be loved no matter there differences.

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Mrs. Dubose can be described as a symbol of bitterness and strength. The reason that she symbolizes bitterness is because she is always grumpy and never seems happy about anything. Also she is always talking down on other people. She shows signs of strength because she breaks her addiction to morphine before she passed away.

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If Mrs. Dubose was the darkness in the story, the light would most accurately be represented as Mrs. Maudie. Mrs. Maudie and the children had a very close relationship and got along very well. The children enjoy their times with Mrs. Maudie and despise the ones with Mrs. Dubose. The interactions between the children of these two woman are quite the opposite.

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Atticus's purpose in making Jem spend time with Mrs. Dubose is give her company in the small time she has left and to try to give a Jem a lesson.

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Atticus is one character that represents light in the story because he is nice, and he is always trying to find ways to help people.

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While Mrs. Dubose has been representing the darkness of the story, Atticus has represented the lightness. He has shown many of his opinions throughout the novel. These opinions are mostly about how others deserve to be treated respectfully. Atticus also brings light to the situations that the children go through. He provides the children with helpful lessons and tries to help them with any problems that they have. This does not only apply to the children. He also helps out with the other characters in the story.

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Mrs. Dubose can be a symbol of strength and bitterness. Though she mostly showed bitterness to people she was a very strong person. She was a symbol for bitterness a lot because she always was so bitter and mean. Mrs. Dubose never stopped to think about what she said and when she saw she was getting to someone she would continue even worse than before. Though she was also a symbol of strength. She was strong enough to break her morphine addiction before she died and push through all the pain to the very end.

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A symbol of light in the story would be Atticus. As Mrs. Dubose is cruel to everyone who passes by for no reason even if they think nice of her, Atticus has made it his goal to love everyone for no reason even if they think less of him.