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Nicole Chu - An explanation of what the character thinks and/or feels at any given time based on what is happening (explain what is happening and thinks or feels in a small paragraph)

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Nicole Chu - An explanation of what the character thinks and/or feels at any given time based on what is happening (explain what is happening and thinks or feels in a small paragraph)

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"The Radley Place fascinated Dill. In spite of our warnings and explanations, it drew him as the moon draws water. but drew him no nearer than the light-pole on the corner, a safe distance from the Radley gate. There he would stand, his arm around the fat pole, staring and wondering," (Lee 9).

The excerpt above, by describing Dill's perceivable relations with Radley Place, details the boy's familiarization with Scout and Jem's neighborhood, his temporary home for the summer, and the figures that he notes to be the most consequential. He treats these figures, which assume both the amorphously-characterized family of Radley Place and the house itself, with tentative curiosity (as shown by his refusal to directly interact with the building) while simultaneously falling into a somewhat one-sided communication with the impressions that the house propagates throughout the neighborhood. A childish need to acquaint himself with the more nebulous, threatening facets of his environment, which is quite possibly rooted in his still-existent immaturity, can also be found within the distillation of this excerpt and lends itself to the humanization of his character, which has heretofore been viewed as otherworldly.

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Vanessa Le - A quote from the character. (explain what it says about the character) [Indirect Characterization]

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Vanessa Le - A quote from the character. (explain what it says about the character) [Indirect Characterization]

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Quote- "' I'm little but I'm old,'" (Lee 8).

Although Dill is small, he's older than he looks and he's been through more than most kids of his age. Dill had to go through his father leaving him and being raised without a father figure.

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Vanessa Le - A quote about the character. [Indirect Characterization]

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Vanessa Le - A quote about the character. [Indirect Characterization]

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"Dill was from Meridian, Mississippi, was spending the summer with his aunt, Miss Rachel, and would be spending every summer in Maycomb from now on" (Lee 8).

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Vanessa Le - A symbol you choose (provide a picture and explain the symbol with small paragraph) [Indirect Characterization]

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Vanessa Le - A symbol you choose (provide a picture and explain the symbol with small paragraph) [Indirect Characterization]

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A symbol for Dill would be the ability to read because it demonstrates Dill's worldliness and curiosity. When Dill first met Scout and Jem he mentioned that he knows how to read and he could read things for them if they needed him to do so. This showed his worldliness because although he may be small, he knows a lot from his past experiences. Further into the book, Dill seems to be fascinated by the stories of Boo Radley and is excited to learn more about the Radleys. He is curious as to what Boo Radley may look like and if he will ever come out of his house.

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Nicole Chu - An action important to who this character is (explain the action and what it says about the character) [Indirect Characterization]

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Nicole Chu - An action important to who this character is (explain the action and what it says about the character) [Indirect Characterization]

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"Jem stood in thought so long that Dill made a mild concession: 'I won't say you ran out on a dare an' I'll swap you "The Grey Ghost" if you just go up and touch the house,'" (Lee 15).

The action above, which involves a quaint demonstration of Dill's ability to sense the tacit messages that others transmit, concerns the character's capacity to quickly consider Jem's silence and modify his request in a way that lessens the burden of the to-be completed task. He also, in a presumable attempt to contribute to the maintenance of Jem's informal status as a brave being, conditions his "concession" to Jem's sensibilities, which, at this time in the text, contain a childish conviction to assert himself in the arena of vague gallantry. He does this by sustaining the portion of his statement that concerns the crux of the wager, to test Jem's willingness to visit to their imposing neighbor's house ("the house,") while forgoing the facets of the bet that they, Dill and Jem, have silently mutually deemed to be the most severe.

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Nicole Chu - Quoted Text and Picture From the Movie (Direct Characterization) 

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Nicole Chu - Quoted Text and Picture From the Movie (Direct Characterization) 

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Quote - "Thus we came to know Dill as a pocket Merlin, whose head teemed with eccentric plans, strange longings, and quaint fancies," (Lee 9).