 A virulent racist, she calls Atticus a "nigger-lover" to his children's faces, and Jem flies into a rage and ravages Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes.As a punishment, Jem is required to read to Mrs. Dubose each day for a month.As Jem reads, she experiences a fit of drooling and twitching and does not seem to pay any attention to the words.