To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 11-12 response

I was very surprised in chapter eleven of To Kill a Mockingbird. The character Mrs. Dubose who is a wicked old lady who lives in the neighborhood. She constantly harasses Scout and Jem whenever they walk by. When she takes it too far, Jem cuts all of the flowers off of a bush in her yard which results in him having to read to her everyday. Jem and Scout proceed to go to her house and she insults them more but they just let it pass. Even though he is aware of how much Mrs. Dubose insults him, Atticus doesn't blame her for it because she is entitled to her opinion and is very sick. By the end of chapter eleven Mrs. Dubose dies in a surprising way. Shockingly, Jem is very upset and cries because he is given a flower by Mrs. Dubose as a peace offering before she passed.