I will answer this question, because you can only ask one
question at a time. Dill lies because he desperately wants to have a real family.
Dill's father left, and it deeply affected him. Dill has a mother and no father, and
the Finch children have a father and no mother. It is natural that the three children
would find each other, since they are close in age and all similarly inquisitive and
intelligent.
Scout and Jem know that Dill is making up
everything he says about his father, and he knows that they know. The descriptions of
his father are just part of the vivid fantasy life that all three children inhibit when
Dill is in town.
For the narrative, Dill accomplishes a few
things. First of all, he allows the children to explore Boo Radley's story because they
introduce Dill to it. Second, he provides the children with opportunities to move the
story along, including the night Jem left his pants at the Radley's house and during the
trial. Dill's situation also adds to the theme of family explored throughout the book,
because Dill's story line involves another unhappy family. When Dill's mother
remarries, Dill feels left out and unloved, so he is able to return to the Finches, his
true family.
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