What information do we learn about Dill Chapter 14?

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When Jem chooses to alert Atticus to Dill’s arrival, it makes it clear that he’s beginning to shift from child to adult. He’s able to understand that Dill’s parents are surely very worried and need to know where he is, something that Scout and Dill, as young children, don’t find especially compelling. This begins to situate Jem as significantly more mature and empathetic than his younger peers, and given Scout and Dill’s idolization of him, provides hope that they, too, will grow up to emulate his thoughtfulness.