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Post by ianstang on Aug 22, 2016 4:32:20 GMT
I think that he wants to be a part of them so he says that he can read in order to make up for any of his other short comings.
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Post by tonybressan on Aug 23, 2016 21:49:18 GMT
Dill himself can be considered the personification of "wealthy" (wealthy in terms of Maycomb standards) in the book. Because of this he most likely feels like he does not fit in or that people would rather him not try to fit in based on the fact that he is well off. Like you said he is trying to fit in with the community as best he can and therefor has to adapt. Him changing his name to Dill is a representation of how he has to adapt.
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Post by christopherellinger on Aug 30, 2016 0:17:25 GMT
I think Dill acted the way he did to make a first impression on the children. Telling them he could read was probably something he did in hopes they would be interested in him at the start so they would all be friends, and it seems like it worked out for him. He also does things like this, i.e. lying in hopes to become better liked, throughout the book as well.
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