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Dill seems to lie about his backstory. This may be because of his dark, sad backstory.

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Dill has a very secretive backstory to him. We know that he has a poor family life, since his mother doesn't seem to care for him and his stepfather locks him away.

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Dill seems to widely prefer Maycomb over Meridian. He seems to love the place and people of Maycomb.

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Diil seems to grow much closer to Jem than Scout as the story advances. The two of them go swimming together and do many other things at the end of the summer that Scout is not allowed to join them for.

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Dills own life outside of Maycomb is hidden for the majority of the novel. We occasionally get a glimpse of his life but besides the fact that he lives in Meridian, Mississippi and that he has a stepfather that locks him up and his mom doesn't really care for him. Another part of Dill that is hidden is his opinion on serious issues and his sensitivity to them. The only time that we have seen him show this sensitive side is when he is at the trail and he gets upset at how the cross examiner Mr. Gilmer treats Tom Robinson. Mr. Gilmer treats Tom Robinson like trash and calls him "boy" and sneers at him.

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Dills own life outside of Maycomb is hidden for the majority of the novel. We occasionally get a glimpse of his life but besides the fact that he lives in Meridian, Mississippi and that he has a stepfather that locks him up and his mom doesn't really care for him. Another part of Dill that is hidden is his opinion on serious issues and his sensitivity to them. The only time that we have seen him show this sensitive side is when he is at the trail and he gets upset at how the cross examiner Mr. Gilmer treats Tom Robinson. Mr. Gilmer treats Tom Robinson like trash and calls him "boy" and sneers at him.

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I think that Dill probably likes Maycomb a lot better than Meridian since it is a little more cut off from the outside world than the city he used to live in before. Dill is always up for adventure and really enjoys going to Boo Radley's house and exploring.

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As we delve further into the story, we can see Scout and Dill growing further apart. Dill and Jem start to grow closer, and as a result Scout start to spend more time with her neighbor.

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As the book progresses, Dill seems to spend more time with Jem than Scout as they did in the beginning of the book. Also, Scout is told to be more girly since she was more of a tomboy in the beginning of the book while Dill and Jem are both boys and they too are maturing so of course they're going to hang out more.

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Though Dill does spend a good amount of time with Scout, and he is extremely close with her, as he even pledged to marry her, I think that he is a bit closer to Jem. In Chapter 5, we saw that Scout ended up spending more time with Miss Maudie, not only because she liked her, but also because Dill and Jem were always hanging out and talking to each other, and Scout couldn't fit in. As some of my other classmates have stated too, the different genders was a huge thing back then, as ladies were supposed to "so and so", and men were supposed to do something different, and even nowadays, we always see that everywhere, girls mainly hang out with girls, and boys with boys. Naturally Dill and Jem would be together more often, so even though Dill does spend a good amount of time and is close to both   Finch siblings, I feel that Dill is closer to Jem than he is to Scout.

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Dill's backstory, and his own life, is extremely hidden. Many times, we can't differentiate whether what he is saying is true, or if it's a lie. If this book was narrated by Dill, I believe that we could learn so much about who he is, and what actually happened to make him not have parents, and we could also learn what is currently happening to him.  I believe this in turn can tell so much about his personality and himself, as Dill is a person that lies, a lot, and I believe that if we found what happened, we can figure out why he lies so much, and it can explain a lot about his characteristics. Maybe he lies because he never had a parent to guide him, and to teach him all the rights from the wrong. Even learning just a small bit more from Dill would explain a lot, but if the book was narrated by Dill, we would know his own thoughts, which can certainly explain why this young, though always excited and happy, a bit mysterious boy is the way he is.

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Francis, Scout's cousin, said something about Dill always being tossed around from relative to relative, and I have reason to believe this is right, as Francis must have heard from Aunt Alexandra, and though she does gossip, she does have true facts in her speech many times. Dill is an unlucky child, as he doesn't have any parents that really look after him like a parent or guardian should. Based off this, I think many times he tells lies, not to trick others, but just to make his own situation sound better. This has led Dill to say many more lies, and once he starts off on one of his tales, there's no stopping him. I really think that Dill not saying the truth so much is really just because of how he grew up, as he doesn't have and almost never had that one adult, or guardian/s around him that can fully guide him everyday in his life, something that most of us don't experience.

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Dill tends to spend more time with Jem rather then Scout as the book progresses. Though this could be happening only because they are both boys and gender was a big factor in that time period. Also, Dill probably didn't forget about Scout because of the whole promise to marry her.

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From what I have read so far, the feeling that Harper Lee created is Dill spending equal time with both Jem and Scout. Jem however, as mentioned before me, has been trying to separate himself to hang out with Jem. If Dill DID happen to be closer to Scout, then the character relationships and probably even the plot would change. One guess it that Jem could be the opposite of what he is to Scout right now, a good leader for her. Since she would have Dill, she might be revealing more of her inner thoughts and feelings that will be told to Dill, which leads to Dill changing how he sees everything. To put in simple terms, the whole plot will vary if this does happen.

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why do we know so little about dill and where he comes from? i believe that what francis, scout's cousin, said about dill has some merit since we don't know so much about his family life. for example, it's possible that all the tales he tells glamorizing his life or the way he "escaped" to maycomb are manifestations of the real meridian he is from. this leads to a lot of questions, like why does he lie and why would francis make up the story about him being passed from house to house and where are his parents?

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i think that, because of the age dill and jem are at during the time of the novel, dill ends up growing closer and closer to jem. most likely, this is caused by the kind of boyish mischief the two take part in together. however, i'm sure this doesn't mean that dill forgets scout forever. there is, of course, dill's promise to marry scout, and the boys still sometimes let scout tag along on their adventures.

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Dill is shown to spend more time with Jem throughout the book. When we discuss about the relationship between Scout, Dill doesn't seem to play with Scout much. We see that Dill likes Scout, but it may be in the way that kids "love" each other.

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Dill always was excited to go to Maycomb, and explore everything there, from Boo Radley to the friendship of Him, Scout and Jem.

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I remember Scout's cousin saying that Dill was an orphan who moves from place to place, but Scout didn't believe him and thinks that he stays at Meridian with his family and comes to Maycomb during the summer. I am kind of confused because I'm not sure who to believe. I don't know if Scout's cousin is the one who's lying or spreading rumors about Dill moving back and forth from house to house or if Dill is the one who is lying that he lives in one home. I think if it was in the perspective of Dill, we would know about where he actually "lives."

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In my opinion, I think in the beginning, they were all close, but when Dill and Jem started going too far and continuously pester the Radleys, Scout didn't want to join them and they called her girly. After that, they started to exclude her and they played with each other rather than all together. They also have the same mindset of trying to get Boo Radley to come out while Scout wants to leave him alone.

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I think Dill is obviously closer to Jem. They are really the ones who want to make Boo Radley come out of his house, and they are trying really hard together. This is causing them to become closer as friends. Although Scout is also participating in the reenactment of Boo's life, Jem and Dill are more involved in it.

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Although he enjoys the company of both, don't forget he wants Scout to marry her, to be his wife. He typically is more so ignored by Jem now due to Jem aging.

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Dill tends to be closer to Jem than Scout since Jem and Dill tend to hang out and have fun more than Scout and Dill. Jem and Dill also tend to spend more time together than Scout replacing Jem.

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Jem and Dill (the second summer Dill visits) are shown to leave Scout out a lot while they are 'playing' during the second summer Dill visits. Ofcourse we find out they weren't playing games but, trying to communicate with Boo Radley instead.

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Dill is closer with Jem, even though he has romantic feelings for Scout, he usually leaves Scout out along with Jem.

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He is closer to Jem throughout the story because most of the things that he says are directed towards Jem and also they spend more time together. Somebody can definitely make the argument that Dill was closer to Scout because he did say that he loved her and that when he got old enough he would marry her instantly.

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He is closer the Jem, in the beginning of the book, he was with Jem all the time and sometimes ignored Scout.

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Jem cuz scout is kinda left out out of the three siblings

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Jem cuz scout is kinda left out out of the three siblings

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Dill is closer to Jem than he is to Scout. This is because every time all three of them hangout out together, Scout is told to go away, by Jem and Dill. Dill and Jem hangout more than Scout and Dill do.

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I believe that Dill is closer to Jem that he is to Scout as first they are both boys and both have incredible imaginative abilities. This makes it fun for them to make games together. Dill is also closer to Jem as he and Jem like to take the front seat in everything while Scout is more of a follower. During the summer as Jem and Dill make up games, Scout turns into a third wheeler, giving her more time to talk with her friendly neighbor.

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It could be that Dill enjoys adventure and wants to explore. One thing he likes to explore is the house of Boo Radley. Also, it could  be the isolation that Maycomb offers. Maycomb is not very connected to the outside world, and most people who live there stay there. Dill could be the type of person that enjoys living in an isolated town.

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We get the idea that Dill really loves being in Maycomb. What is different here than in his life in Meridian, Mississippi

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Dill reveals his inner thoughts in many ways throughout "TKAM". What would we find out if this novel was narrated by Dill instead of by Scout?