Dill and Scout are alike in their curiosity and adventurous spirits. Both characters in "To Kill a Mockingbird" are young children who possess a strong sense of justice and a tendency to question the world around them. They are also both fiercely loyal to their friends and family.
Both Dill and Scout do have an attraction for one another. Scout always looks forward in seeing Dill each summer, and Dill looks forward in "marrying" Scout in the future........
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Scout was taller than Dill. Dill was described as small for his age, while Scout's height was closer to that of Jem, her older brother.
Dill asked Scout to marry her early on in the summer and forgot about it. Scout reacts to this by beating Dill up
Francis told Scout that Dill's mother had remarried and that Dill was not coming to Maycomb that summer because he preferred to stay with his new family in Meridian.
Dill
In Chapter 1 of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Dill asks Scout to marry him. He does this as part of their childhood play and fascination with romantic interests and relationships.
Dill loves Scout. Even though is is abnormal for their young ages, Dill in the novel claims a love for Scout and that one day he will marry her. Scout requites the feelings and agreement of marriage.
Scout finds Dill hiding under her bed when she is sent to bed in "To Kill a Mockingbird." Dill had run away from his home in Mississippi and arrived in Maycomb looking for adventure.
Dill says that his father beats him, leading Scout to accuse him of lying because she knows that Dill's father is dead and he lives with his aunt.
Dill meets Jem and Scout when he visits his aunt, Miss Rachel, who lives next door to the Finches. Scout describes Dill as small for his age, with blue eyes and snow-white hair, and she finds him fascinating and full of adventure.
Jem and Scout meet their new neighbor, Charles Baker Harris, also known as Dill, in Miss Rachel's backyard. Dill becomes a close friend to Jem and Scout, and together they embark on various adventures throughout the novel.
Jem tells Scout not to ask Dill about his father because it is a sensitive topic for Dill, and he doesn't want to make Dill uncomfortable or upset. Dill's father is absent from his life, and it is a painful subject for him to discuss.