Question

Has Anyone read "To Kill A Mockingbird"?
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Answer 1

Here is my question

Dill lies about his father, and many other things. What is probably his motivation? What does Dill add to the children's lives?

Answer 2

Like many children, Dill creates a larger-than-life father to make up for the obvious deficiences that the man exhibits. Throughout Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill displays a knack for storytelling, and the tales about his father are among the biggest whoppers he tells. No doubt Dill feels neglected by both parents, who ship him off to his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb each summer instead of using the free time to spend with him as most parents would. Instead of admitting the awful truth to Jem and Scout, Dill creates fantastic stories that make the Finch children admire and envy him--at least some of the time.