What Does Dill Like His New Father

Dill liked the idea of staying home with his new father until he feels neglected, then he runs away. He took a train from Meridian to Maycomb which was 14 miles away (187). Dill told Jem and Scout one of his extravagant stories, as Scout calls them “big ones” (63), about the way his new father supposedly treated him. Dill told them he was “bounded in chains and left to die in the basement by his new father” (186-187). This was another way for Dill to show how much he doesn’t like his new father. What really happened is that his parents aren’t would buy him anything in the world. His mother and new father would tell him that he had a room full of toys to play with. Dill’s new father told him that he is not a real boy because he stays in the