Pap Finn
Huck's abusive and neglectful father, representing the worst aspects of ignorance and prejudice.
Core Belief
"Pap believes in the inherent superiority of white men and the right of fathers to control their children's lives. He rejects education, religion, and any form of social progress."
Worldview
Pap sees the world as a place of constant struggle and injustice, where the strong prey on the weak. He is deeply suspicious of authority and believes that the government is conspiring to take away his rights.
Personality
Pap is a violent, drunken, and illiterate man. He is fiercely possessive of Huck and resents his son's attempts to better himself through education. He is also deeply prejudiced and expresses hateful views towards African Americans and the government.
In Their Own Words
"Starchy clothes—very. You think you’re a good deal of a big-bug, don’t you?"
"Looky here—mind how you talk to me; I’m a-standing about all I can stand now—so don’t gimme no sass. I’ve been in town two 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 to-morrow—I want it."
"Call this a govment! why, just look at it and see what it’s like. Here’s the law a-standing ready to take a man’s son away from him—a man’s own son, which he has had all the trouble and all the anxiety and all the expense of raising."
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