Dill is a neighbor and a friend of Scout and Jem. He symbolizes childhood innocence during the whole plot. The boy is very interested in Boo, and he is amused at trying to assure this strange man to come out. Dill is a confident boy, and he has a vibrant imagination. He is very sensitive and doesn't understand adult's problems. In comparison to other kids who are at the trial, Charles Baker starts crying because he doesn't know how to show his disapproval of such an unfair treatment of the black.
Charles Baker “Dill” Harris Quotes
A boy trudged down the sidewalk dragging a fishing pole behind him. A man stood waiting with his hands on his hips. Summertime, and his children played in the front yard with their friend, enacting a strange little drama of their own invention. It was fall, and his children fought on the sidewalk in front of Mrs. Dubose's. . . . Fall, and his children trotted to and fro around the corner, the day's woes and triumphs on their faces. They stopped at an oak tree, delighted, puzzled, apprehensive. Winter, and his children shivered at the front gate, silhouetted against a blazing house. Winter, and a man walked into the street, dropped his glasses, and shot a dog. Summer, and he watched his children's heart break. Autumn again, and Boo's children needed him. Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.
Charles Baker “Dill” Harris in the Essays
Author: Erica Morris