Chi Chi made a good point about Huck’s dad, who is referred to as Pap, being a very unbelievable person. Unlike most dads, Pap would discourage Huck from going to school and to have any manners. He became even more upset when he found out that Huck was the first one in his family to learn how to read. Usually, parents would be really glad to see their child read for the first time; but for Pap, he could only think of himself. What I thought was really selfish of Pap to do was the time when he first got to see Huck in a long time. One of the first things he asks Huck is if he still has a lot of money. “I’ve been in town 2 days, and I hain’t heard nothing but about you bein’ rich. I heard about it away down the river too. That’s why I come. You git me that money tomorrow—I want it.” (pg. 20) And to think he couldn’t be even more selfish, Pap says “Say how much you got in your pocket? I want it.” Then Huck explains how “he took the dollar and bit it to see if it was good, and then he said he was going down-town to get some whisky; said he hadn’t had a drink all day.” (pg. 21) I found it extremely selfish of Pap to suddenly appear out of nowhere just to obtain the riches that Huck had; which was the only reason why he came to visit Huck in the first place. I think that if Pap got a chance to spend more time with Huck while he was growing up, he would fully understand of how to take care and influence him correctly instead of treating him like he isn’t his own child. Hopefully he will get to realize that throughout the book.
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