What are examples of hyperbole in chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

is a type
of figurative speech used in literature to emphasize and exaggerate specific features of ,
places, and objects in a story.uses hyperbole in to give readers a feel
for how the children view their world and the people in it.

For example, in
chapter one,describestoas "about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he
dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained €“ if
you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off." Boo Radley is not, in fact, a
phantom nor does he eat raw squirrels and cats. But by using such an exaggerated description of
the character, Lee is able to show the reader that the children in town view the reclusive Boo
as a sinister, larger-than-life person that they are scared of. 

In chapter
three,tells Scout, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his
point of view . . . until you climb into...