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To Dill: A Film Analysis
“Let's try to make him come out,” said Dill. “I'd like to see what he looks like”. (Harper Lee, 16) Here we see this thrilling, dramatic, electrifying 7 year old who wants to meet Boo Radley-- the town Boogey Man. What would cause an eccentric boy like Charles Baker Harris to want to meet Mister Arthur Radley? Perhaps Dill wanted to see a real life horror story come to life or maybe as a tall tale teller himself, he wanted to see Radley Place. There might even be an innocent reason, an adventure with his new friends. For all we know it could be sheer curiosity, but for the sake of literature there is a meaning behind it.
Dracula, the movie of 1931, seen by Charles Baker Harris 12 times. To Dill, Boo Radley is just another horror story that he was anticipating to see. Boo Radley’s story intrigues Dill, after all it was like a film come to life There was a time when Boo Radley went by the name arthur and terrorized the town by hanging outside of the barber shop. Eventually his bad ways were put to an end after locking the sheriff in and outhouse. He was then taken to court where he was told he had to go to a special school. His father Mr. Radley told the judge …show more content…
With friends one does certain activities like talk, go to the movies, and try to bait a psychopath out of his lair. Dill doesn't have a stable home, he passed from family member to family member. Jem and scout are a sense of home to him. If he was going to do something adventurous let it be with the people he truly loved more than anything. Dill figures that he might as well enjoy his time in Maycomb County, why not try to achieve the impossible? So, Why Bait Boo?The need to know is strong in theses kids. They must know if the stories of Boo Radley are real, and they are going to embark on this mission together.Who knows though, it could just be that Charles Baker Harris was just another curious nosy
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