Dill's lack of any real stable home life makes him a "free man." Because he is shipped around to different relatives at different times of the year, he is an exception to the average child in the nuclear family model of the 1930s: Mom, Dad, and kids all living under one roof. Scout and Jem are also being brought up in a non-traditional home at this time, but their existence is one that is both structured and stable, unlike Dill Harris's life of chaos, turmoil, and constant transition. While Dill would like for people to believe that he sees himself as a "free man," in all truth he would like nothing better than to be in a reliable and comfortable home like the Finches'.
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