After Mrs. Dubose's death, Atticus tells Jem why Mrs. Dubose was a brave women, making herself die free. What is it about Mrs. Dubose that inspires Atticus?

Mrs. Dubose dies battling her morphine addiction. Although Mrs. Dubose seemed nasty and full of hate, Atticus understood the context of her life. She was the product of a past that conditioned her to be like she is and a present that was full of lonelyness and pain.