Mrs. Dubose is an old, grouchy lady who will say things just to get a reaction, and to upset Jem and Scout. Jem often gets annoyed when he hears insults about him, Atticus, and Scout. One time, Jem got really angry when Mrs. Dubose insulted his father for him lawing for "Boo", and that his whole family is going to hell for doing that, and he took a baton and wrecked her bushes, and then destroy the baton. This leads to this quote from his father, Atticus. "Son, I have no doubt that you've been annoyed by your contemporaries about me lawing for niggers, as you say, but to do something like this to a sick old lady is inexcusable. I strongly advise you to go down and have a talk with Mrs. Dubose. Come straight home afterward." This ended up with Jem having to read to Mrs. Dubose for two hours each day for a month.
Based on morality, even though Mrs. Dubose struck out, it does not give Jem the right to do the same, and he should take the high road, because Mrs. Dubose is just a sad, old lady. Atticus always believes others should be treated with respect. I have a little brother, and sometimes if he gets frustrated with me, he will try to fight me, but I don't fight back. People shouldn't go after an eye for an eye, and instead treat others with respect to teach them the right thing to do. Usually, I should take the high ground, and set good example for good morality, instead of what Jem did, which was fight back.
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