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Name: __________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ MORPHINE: A Southern Lady’s Drug Morphine is a highly addictive pain reliever that is still used today, although it is strictly regulated. In the early 1900s, morphine addiction was more than an isolated occurrence. Following is a look at the “typical” morphine addict of the early 20th century. The data are summarized from Dark Paradise by David T. Courtwright. For each characteristic, note how Mrs. Dubose represents a typical addict of the time period (use paraphrases and/or quotes). 1920s Typical Morphine Addict Characteristic white female How Mrs. Dubose is typical of the time period middle-aged or older widowed homebound lives in the South property owner began using morphine for medical reasons “Although fictitious, Mrs. Dubose personifies the American opium or morphine addict of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. If all of the foregoing statistics were condensed into a single, modal type, it would closely resemble Mrs. Dubose.” – David Cartwright, Dark Paradise Questions for Discussion (answer on the back of this sheet): Why is it important that Harper Lee include a character like Mrs. Dubose if she is writing in the Southern Gothic style? How does Atticus use the character of Mrs. Dubose to teach a lesson to Jem? English 11: American Literature Ms. Liu and Mr. Ambrose