What lie does dill tell scout and jem about his father in to kill a mockingbird?

Answer 1

Well, honey, Dill tells Scout and Jem that his father is the president of a railroad, but it turns out he's just a good-for-nothing man who doesn't pay much attention to him. Kids sure do have a way of spinning tall tales, don't they? Just goes to show, you can't believe everything you hear, especially from a little rascal like Dill.

Answer 2

Dill tells Scout and Jem that his father is not around because he's a "mean" man who doesn't pay attention to him. Later in the story, it's revealed that his father actually works a lot and travels often for his job, causing Dill to feel neglected.

Answer 3

Dill would tell Scout and Jem the "adventures" he's been to. He would say he's been all around the world and has been to Merridian. In reality, they were all a lie and he has never truly been to where he stated that he was.

Answer 4

Dill suggests that Boo Radley has a long beard, but when Scout asks it if it like Dill's father's, Dill says his father doesn't have a beard. Earlier, he had said that his father had a black beard.

Answer 5

Dill says that he has a father, then Scout asks him where is he and he said I don't know. So Scout thinks that he does not have a father and he is lying.

Answer 6

Dill Says that his father doesn't have a beard. proof---> Page 63

Answer 7

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill says something about his father's beard that doesn't match what he had said earlier in the summer. Scout then accused him of lying about his father.

Answer 8

Scout accuses Dill of lying because he doesn't think Dill has a father. Dill says he has a father but doesn't know where he is.

Answer 9

So that he would Atticus wont know he just ran away from home

Answer 10

many things happened with lies, but Dill said lies about Atticus and drinking