 By reading to her, Jem had distracted her so that she could break the addiction.In thanks, she leaves him a candy box with a camellia flower in it; Jem burns the box in anger but is later seen by Scout admiring the flower.Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose was the bravest person he ever knew and that she was trying to teach Jem the importance of bravery and true courage to endure anything when the situation is hopeless, as in her morphine addiction.