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Essay Archive - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Huck's Father
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Huck's Father
Another person who tries to get Huckleberry Finn to change is Pap,
Huck's father. Pap is one of the most astonishing figures in all of
American literature as he is completely antisocial and wishes to undo all
of the civilizing effects that the Widow and Miss Watson have attempted to
instill in Huck. Pap is a mess: he is unshaven; his hair is uncut and
hangs like vines in front of his face; his skin, Huck says, is white like a
fish's belly or like a tree toad's. Pap's savage....
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