Explain what Dill means in the last line of Chapter 14. Is this suprising to you? (Chapter 14 & 15) Abby Cozier

In the last line of Chapter 14, Dill means that Boo Radley doesn't have anyone else that cares for him or anyone else that he can go to that will make him feel safe. During that chapter, we find out that Dill's dad might hurt him or not treat him right and that Dill runs away a lot. When Scout asks him if Dill thinks that Boo Radley has ever run off, this is Dill's answer after a long sigh, "Maybe he doesn't have anywhere to run off to" (Lee,192)" Dill is a child, but already under a lot of stress. Scout wants to get out of Dill why he came back to Maycomb and what happened with his dad, but Dill is being very stubborn with his answer. There is definitely something that Dill is hiding from Scout about his father and he hinted at that his father could hurt him. After Scout has been pushing on Dill the whole conversation to say something, finally Dill spills a little bit of his worries at home, "they do get along better without me.... they buy me everything I want, but it's now you've-got-it-go-play-with-it" (Lee, 191)" Dill is saying that although his parents back home aren't mean, they are not like a safe family for him. In the quote that Dill says at the end of Chapter 14 could be him saying that he is Boo Radley in some way. For example, Dill felt lonely and scared at his house back home with his family so he came here and he doesn't want to run away from Miss Rachel because he doesn't have anywhere else that is safe for him to go too. Dill trusts that when things get bad and scary back at home, that he can always come back to Maycomb being invited into warming and caring homes.