Dill - TKAM
- Created by: Lottie Deutsch
- Created on: 23-12-17 11:03
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- Dill
- runs away from things that make him unhappy
- Dill has a tendency to just run away
- when he isn't receiving enough attention at home he runs away
- when the trial make him cry he runs away
- Dill follows and idea of escapism
- when he isn't receiving enough attention at home he runs away
- 'they way that man called him boy...and looked at the jury everytime he answered
- Mr. Gilmer refers to Tom as 'boy' showing he sees him as inferior
- when he looks at the jury it shows he knows the will be easily swayed to convict Tom
- Dill is made physically ill by the racism in the trial
- he represents 'the innocence of youth'. Scout is too young to understand the way Tom is being treated
- Jem is just old enough to control his emotions
- he represents 'the innocence of youth'. Scout is too young to understand the way Tom is being treated
- it is ironic that Dill cries when the Ewells succeed in their lies as he lies all the time
- Dill follows and idea of escapism
- Dill has a tendency to just run away
- outsider
- Dill is an outsider to Maycomb as comes from Missipi
- this means he is the same boat as the reader: not acquainted with the South and its people
- 'Dill...went to the picture show 20 times...we don't have picture shows here'
- when the children first meet Dill they enthralled with him as he has seen Dracula at the pictures
- this represents how conservative Maycomb is as they only picture showing is about religion
- traditional values: church on Sundays etc.
- 'Dill...went to the picture show 20 times...we don't have picture shows here'
- acts as the reader helping explain customs of the South
- Dill, although he is an outsider represents many other characters in the book
- when he attempts lure out Boo it resembles Mr. Ewell and Tom
- Dill has a big infatuation with Boo Radley
- this may be due to the fact that he was troubled young person with a bad home life just like Dill
- Dill has a big infatuation with Boo Radley
- he pretends he is something he isn't like Dulphus Raymond
- he risks his safety to run away to Maycomb just as Jem risks his by running to get his pants
- by making dill represent different characters in the book it shows although Maycomb may be in it's own bubble
- there are still people like the characters in TKAM all over the world
- he tells huge stories and lies just like Mayella
- when he attempts lure out Boo it resembles Mr. Ewell and Tom
- Dill, although he is an outsider represents many other characters in the book
- this means he is the same boat as the reader: not acquainted with the South and its people
- Dill is an outsider to Maycomb as comes from Missipi
- lies
- Dill tells a lot of lies in his time in Maycomb
- he lies about his father as is ashamed of his background
- Dill lies about these things due his unhappy home life but it brings the theme of lying to the forefront of the novel
- he says his step father abuses him
- Scout understands why Dill lies
- 'one must lie under certain circum-stances and at all times when one can't do anything about them'
- Dill lying and Scout saying this foreshadows Mayella lying in court
- Atticus has taught Scout to tell the truth but Scout teaches this to herself showing she is growing as a character
- 'one must lie under certain circum-stances and at all times when one can't do anything about them'
- Dill lies about these things due his unhappy home life but it brings the theme of lying to the forefront of the novel
- he says his step father abuses him
- he lies about his father as is ashamed of his background
- Dill tells a lot of lies in his time in Maycomb
- runs away from things that make him unhappy
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