Journal Entry 5

Mrs Henry Lafayette Dubose was a 'troubled' lady, fighting a battle with a morphine addiction. Going on with the previous topic in my journal entry 'walking a mile in somebody else's shoes', I think that Mrs Dubose had a tough time. During this period she may have been grieving and therefore she started on morphine. I personally feel (putting my self in her shoes) I may have approached the situation differently, taking a safer and healthier approach to dealing with my problems. Her morphine addiction did not favour her at all, in fact Jem thought she was a little crazy, though Atticus in a sense stood by her and he could see the fighting courage within. Maybe she was courageous or maybe she wasn't and the end of the day its the reader who can interpret this within the character.

Journal Entry 4

"Atticus ain't ever whipped me since I can remember. I wanta keep it that way" (pg.62). This reflection shows a strong relationship between Atticus and Jem. For Jem to think about the possible consequences of what Atticus may do if she miss behaves brings negative thoughts into her mind. She wants to keep her 'reputation' with him clean and her respect for him as well. A similar thing happens when Jem's cousin is pestering her for Atticus being a 'Nigger lover'. Her uncle approaches her in her bedroom and she breaks down retelling the days events to him. She specifically tells her uncle not to tell Atticus because she was afraid he would disappointed in her.