The 3D character
Like all of Harper Lee's characters, although fictional, Mrs. Dubose is a believable character. She has flaws and failings; while still illustrating a realistic personality and persona of the 1930s. Although Mrs. Dubose makes a brief appearance in the plot, she helps develop the story for the reader. Mrs. Dubose can tell a story of her own as well. When characters appear in small cameo roles, they can easily steal the show by creating a believable, relative, complicated, conflicted, and even likable character (despite their flaws).
The 3 Dimensional character is . . .
- flawed
- had his/her own story
- has a unique past
- irrational
- quirky
- often social
- an individual
- believable to the reader
DIRECTIONS:
While keeping the qualities in mind of a 3D character, create your own story for Mrs. Dubose. Give her a back-story. Think, what was Mrs. Dubose like before her addiction to morphine? What illness does she have that initiated this need for pain relief? How did she become addicted to drugs? What inspired her to battle her addiction? What was her upbringing like to develop her racist attitudes and beliefs? Be sure to tell Mrs. Dubose's story in an authentic manner. In this post you should:
- Be creative
- Consider dialect
- Use characterization
- Remember Mrs. Dubose is not simply a bad person, think about her journey that may have led her to speak the way she does to Jem and Scout
- Use evidence from the story to create your response (reference other characters, the time period, Southern lifestyle)
- Keep in mind the 3D character guidelines from above
- This can be written in 1st person (Mrs. Dubose's POV, use "I") or 3rd person (Describe Mrs. Dubose's POV without using "I")
Mrs. Dubose was not all ways the way she is today. She she used to be a nice kind women who would love nothing more than to help people and be around them She was caring and kind, all ways a lady. Mrs. Mary Ann Dubose was a picture of health and love until one stormy day whan a sudden illness fell upon her, rickets cause her pain so she started to take morphain and began to take more and more until adictaion took over. Sickness maid her bitter and she was no longer a charful person but becouse of Jem she was able to stop her adiction and come at peace with her self no longer in pain until her last breath.
ReplyDeleteMs. Rachel Dubose was born in the year 1840. She was raised by her father on a plantation. When she was about 40 when she got on the drug morphine at this time and she hoped that she would eventually get over this drug. At the age of 90 she found a way to stop the addiction. She would put an alarm for when she had to take the morphine.
ReplyDeleteWhen Ms.Dibose was 25 she was on drugs and living on the street. when she turn 30 she started to live with her mom. Then when she turn 70 she started to get cramps and pains. So she started to take Morphine. When she turned 89 she said she wanted to die with out taking morphine.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Anne Dubose was known to Atticus as a courageous woman. Indeed, she had courage, but how did she get the courage to tell herself that she needed to get off of morphine? She died with pride in herself that she died clean. Anne Dubose had become ill one day, at the age of 70. She had been prescribed morphine as the drug to ease the pain. Soon though, she became addicted to morphine. She did not care. She would take morphine whenever she thought she needed to. The older she became, the more addicted she had been. A month or two before she had realized it was her time, Jem had been punished to read to her. The alarm clock for her to take her morphine grew later and later, she then died, but died clean.
ReplyDeleteMary Ann Dubose. An amazing women. She fought for what she believed in, and stood tall in front of others. Her father left her at the age of ten to join the army and never came back. She was a bright girl but in her time girls were not allowed to go to school. when 25 her mother died of rabies but no one knew what rabies were. This was tough for her and she had back problems and constant migrains. This is when she started her morphine addiction. At the age of 80 she died with courage and breaking her addiction to morphine.
ReplyDeleteMs Blanch Dubose was born on a plantaion. She was raised to hate aferican american. her father was apart of the kkk and every so often she would help them. When she was about 56 she started doing morphine a but at the time she wasn't adtictied to it until she got older. As she gott older she knew it was about her time to "go" so everyday she set back the alrm for jem it leave so she would stop doing it. One day next month she was lying in bed and it was time for medicine her helper was gonna giver her medincine but this time she gave Ms. Dubose too much and she died of an overdouse
ReplyDeleteMs. Chrissy Dubose is very old. She was born in the South with a small family. She lives in Maycomb as an adult and lives in a small house in Scouts neighborhood. Ms. Dubose got sick and had to be in the hospital. Morphine was described by her doctor and she later got addicted. The kids tried to help her when Jem cut her bushes but she died.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Cathleen Dubose grew up only with her mom. her mom didnt do much only just a drug addict. she would use tobacco and morphine, one day when shewas 16 she got a hold of the morphine and injected it in her. when her mom found out she slaped her in the face. she got older and for got about the morphine until one of her friends gave it too her, she soon later found out she craved the morphine. she stayed in her bed the rest of her life and didnt really care about life, just morphine.
ReplyDeleteRain Dubose was born December 29, 1850. She was raised to disgrace the African American culture. Before she had the addiction, you would have never known she was racist. She usually kept opinions to herself. She was a woman who was quiet and had a pleasant voice. When Rain was 16, her father started hitting her. Another day, one more blow to the face from her father. She told her doctor about how her father was abusing her. The doctor told her to take this new medicine. She wasn’t really sure about it, though. Her closest friend was taking it too, she said it took all the pain away. Rain was desperate for a way out of the abuse. So, of course, she took it. She immediately became addicted. When her father realized his punches, slaps, and kicks were doing no effect on her, he put her out. She had no home.
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