Pap Finn's Story

             Pap Finn is the antagonist in the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Pap appearance is around 50 years old, and he looked like a beggar. He has tangled hair, long, black whiskers, and a pale white face. Pap has no love or compassion for his son, Huck Finn. The only person that he cares for is himself. Everyone in town scorns and hates him for his actions, attitude, and his endlessly envious behavior toward the people around him. He is a selfish and alcoholic father.
             When Pap speaks the words are filled with brutal and detraction. He has no love or sympathy for anyone and even to his own son. "I'll take you down a peg before I can get done with you," said Pap when he feels unhappy because he didn't have whiskers. He would warn other people in town for trying to get his son away from him. He does not want anyone to help Huck, because Huck has a chance to become better than him. "How much you got in your pocket," asked Pap. He would usually asked Huck these questions so then he can get money and buy more whiskers for himself. When Huck answered that he has no money then Pap would get upset and yell at Huck. Pap expected Huck to support him now since he is a full-grown boy now. He sometimes eventually abused Huck by hitting him. These are some of the things he said that is a put-down for Huck and shows everyone that he does not care for Huck Finn.
             When alcohol entered into Pap body made him acts in a disapprobation manner. His actions is filled with angered and are to be blamed to anyone around him, especially Huck. "Every time he got money, he got drunk and every time he got drunk he raised Cain around town, and every time he raised Cain he get jailed," said Huck. When Pap body has contain alcohol he would acted in a different way like he is out of control and not thinking. He would always try to find a way to beat Huck up if something was wrong. "He catch me a couple of times and thrashed me but I went to school ju...

More Essays:

APA     MLA     Chicago
Pap Finn's Story. (1969, December 31). In MegaEssays.com. Retrieved 01:20, April 20, 2024, from https://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/80913.html