Huckleberry Finn: Esssay Question

>Beyond the Line<

The father comes along and now wants to change everything up and take control, when he can't even handle it. I agree that what the father was trying to do was bad decision. My reasons as why are; he can't even help himself. The father can't even pull himself away from drinking for a day. Huck's Pap doesn't see how Huckleberry learning in school is doing more good then bad. Pap is attempting to take Huckleberry out of school. The father can't take of himself better yet a child. Just what can a drunken parent do for a learning. young child. Nothing at all.

When Huckleberry's father appears in his room, it took Pap almost no time to ask for money. Before that, Huck described his father as dirty and covered in rags which were supposed to be his clothing. Just what has he been doing with life? Drinking none stop, daily. Why did he come and visit Huckleberry? His father said that he heard that his son was rich, so now he wanted some of the riches to basically go get him something to drink. Examples would be with the dollar that the judge gave Huck and the father took it and went directly to buy a drink.

Pap dislike his son going to school and learning. He threaten Huckleberry saying he would 'tan' him and turn him black and blue. Pap talks about how the rest of the family wasn't educated and they died hat way. He wants the same out his son. He wants failure from Huckleberry. Pap got so mad when Huckleberry proved that he could read from a book, that he slapped it out of his hands across the floor. Huckleberry went to school in spite of his father, even though he dislikes school.

Huckleberry's father can't even take of himself, now he wants the responsibility of taking care of a child. If he can't take care of himself, what just makes him think he can take care of a child. Pap can't even keep himself sober long enough for his son to respect him and want to be like him on good days. The widow fed, loved, and cared for Huck, Pap uses, threatens, and scares Huck. Why does Pap think he do better then what the widow is doing.

In conclusion, chapters 4-6 were interesting to read. We, as a class, were introduced to the father of Huckleberry and Pap's personality with out even being told. The father can barely take of himself, education isn't his top priority for his young son, and he can't handle taking care of himself better yet a child that's still learning in life. So, does the father deserve to take care of Huck, even if that's it child?