Snow-On-The-Mountain
Snow-On-The-Mountain (Camellia Sasanqua), also known as the Yuletide or Christmas Camellia is a member of the Camellia family, native to coastal Japan, Okinawa and some areas of mainland Asia. It was first known to have been cultivated in Japan, for many different purposes, but usually practical and very rarely decorative. Its leaves could be brewed to make tea and its seeds or nuts could be used to make tea-seed oil. This oil had the highest calorific content of any natural oil in Japan and could be used for cooking, lubrication and lighting. They were sometimes used as decoration as bonsai plants.
These camellias were first introduced to Europe, America and Australia in the 19th century where they have been use almost exclusively for aesthetic purposes, the west ignorant to its other qualities.
These camellias were first introduced to Europe, America and Australia in the 19th century where they have been use almost exclusively for aesthetic purposes, the west ignorant to its other qualities.
Purity, Trust and Loyalty
In the text the camellia represents the themes of purity, trust and loyalty. When Jem smashes Mrs Dubose's camellias it represents these values being crushed, and over the next few months they regrow as Jem reads. Atticus' purity menas that he defends anyone and always seems to know best, and he tries to keep his family loyal to Mrs Dubose ans she tries to purify herself as she breaks free of her morphine addiction. Atticus knows that Jem doesn't have to visit Mrs Dubose, but he trusts him to. When Mrs Dubose passes she leaves him a camellia, as her way of thanking him for hist loyalty and that the values that were represented by her bushes have been regrown and are stronger than ever before.