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Ch.11-12[Quote]:“She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and to nobody. Jem, when you’re sick as she was, it’s all right to take anything to make it easier, but it wasn’t all right for her. She said she meant to break herself of it before she died, and that’s what she did.”(Lee 148)

[Analysis ]Mr.Dubose shows courage when she realized that she had a problem with her prescription. “She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody”, suggests that she was facing the world alone and sick for a lengthy time. Not many individuals can identify and then admit they have a problem when they are sick as she was. For many, they would “take anything to make it easier”, however Mrs.Dubose decided to act on her
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I can't help them any. They ain't mean. They buy me everything I want, but it's now-you've-got-it-go-play-with-it. "(Lee 191)

[Analysis] “....They do get on a lot better without me”, suggest that Dill feels neglected because his parents don’t care about his being. “I can’t help them any”, suggest that since he’s not a use to his parents anymore, he’s no longer needed. Dill’s family is not connected to say the least. He is sad because his parents ship him off each summer because they don’t care about him being in Meridian. However, Dill suck it up and move away from his “parents”, that shows courage because it’s hard running away from your parents and never seeing them again.

[Context]Scout’s best friend is Dill who lives in Meridian and comes to visit his aunt during the summers. Dill ran away from his parents because he doesn’t feel wanted. He was later discovered under Scout’s bed. Dill tells Scout why he’s running away from home. Dill express his solitude caused from his parents saying,“....they do get on a lot better without me. I can't help them any. They ain't mean. They buy me everything I want, but it's now-you've-got-it-go-play-with-it.

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