Dill and Francis are similar in the way that they are both manipulative. Dill is manipulative in the way that he pressures his peers into doing so,etching that may not be completely safe or right. For example, Dill manipulates Jem and pressures him into their adventures involving the Radley house. Francis on the other hand is manipulative in the way where he fakes innocence to gain what he wants. For example he pretends that he did not instigate his fight with Scout and uses his childish innocence to gain what he wants, in this case he wants Scout to get in trouble. Another way that Dill and Francis are similar characters is that they both don't have a good relationship with their parents/guardians. Dill doesn't know his biological father and feels disconnected from his biological mother and feels that his step father has no interest in fathering him at all. Whilst his parents don't like spending time with him he states that they do buy him whatever he wants, although this is not a healthy relationship it is similar to Francis's relationship with his parents. We learn that in chapter 10, that on holidays his parents immediately leave him with his grandparents and resume their lives without him, we also learn that his parents bought him everything that he asked for Christmas. Dill and Francis are similar in the way that they don't have a healthy relationship with their caregivers.
Despite Dill and Francis being similar in some aspects they are also very different. Dill and Francis are very similar in age but have different levels of maturity. Dill still very much wants to be a child and resumes playing like a child. He likes to run wild and play with other children, like Scout and Jem. While Francis shows higher levels of maturity. Francis acts as if he is very opinionated like an adult. He doesn't like to engage in games like other children his age do. He feels as if he has to mimic what adults do which is unlike Dill. Another way that Francis and Dill are different from each other is their morals. During the summer Dill sneaks out at night and makes cigarettes. He does things that aren't morally correct for children to be doing, but doesn't really care since he is a child. He doesn't really have any strong morals relating to what rules he should follow and what rules he shouldn't follow. Francis on the other hand is very disciplined, unlike other children his age he does not cuss or sneak out at night. He had a proper 'Finch' upbringing.
Dill's relationship with Scout it a very lovely one. Dill comes to Maycomb once a year and stays by the Finches. He has been Scout's friend for years. They have a very healthy relationship for children, and plan to get married once they're adults and have enough money. While Francis and Scout have a very negative relationship. Francis is Scout's cousin, her judgemental cousin. Francis is the cousin that your family tells you to be more like. He is constantly putting Scout down and telling her that her father is a disgrace to the family.
Dill's effect is a positive and negative one. His effect is positive in the way that they both care about each other and have fun. He brings Scout joy when he comes and pain when he isn't able to visit her. She views him as her 'Fiancée'. The negative effect is that he also causes her to get in trouble. He's always scheming. He makes schemes to sneak out, sneak into people's homes, and other childish schemes that almost always end in Scout getting confronted by Atticus or another adult. The effect that Francis has on Scout is also negative and positive. He has a negative effect on Scout because he is constantly putting her down for things she doesn't understand or have any control over. He angers her by calling her father a 'Nigger Lover', causing her to get into fights and get punished from them. But his negative effects on her bring positive ones aswell. If Scout would have never gotten into fights with Francis she would have never gained the wisdom and knowledge to not let others ignorance bother her.
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