Who was the inspiration for Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Answer 1

'To kill a Mockingbird' is written by a great writer called Harper Lee. The story may be a fragment of her imagination as a whole but some of it has partial truth. Harper Lee's Father was in fact a lawyer and Atticus' personality and aesthetics are similar to her own father. Harper Lee is supposed to be portrayed as Scout in the book, Harper Lee knew of her father's occupation but was young and had little understanding of Law and linking situations in her younger years similarly to Scout in the Novel.

Answer 2

Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" was inspired by Truman Capote, a childhood friend of Harper Lee. Capote and Lee grew up together in Monroeville, Alabama, and remained close friends throughout their lives. Truman Capote's real name was Truman Streckfus Persons.

Answer 3

The author's witnessing of the Scottsboro Boy's trial as a child.

Answer 4

Harper Lee was a non-racist in a racist world in the 1930s. She wanted to make a change to the way sociality was run.

Answer 5

Truman Capote