Pap's Flaws In Huckleberry Finn

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Even though Pap and Jim were both father figures to Huck in Huckleberry Finn, they had very different parenting styles. Pap was drunk and abusive towards Huck while Jim cared for Huck more than his father ever did. They both had flaws and things that they needed to change, but I believe that Pap has twice as many flaws and bad parenting habits as Jim has. Pap literally disappeared and only came back for the money. "Yes, he's got a father, but you can't never find him these days. He used to lay drunk with the hogs in the tanyard, but he hain't been seen in these parts for a year or more." Chapter two, Page ten. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Jim had some bad parenting issues throughout the book. Which included hitting his daughter or making Huck feel bad for being mean, but he was able to make a change. One of his mistakes is that he beat his daughter for not listening, but it turned out that she was deaf and couldn’t understand him. Jim felt terrible about this. In chapter 29, page 199, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jim exclaims, “De Lord Amighty …show more content…
I think this theory is supported by the fact that Pap chased Huck around a room with a knife until he passed out, but Huck knew how to handle this. Which makes me wonder if this has happened before. We also know that Pap only wanted Huck because of the money he had, which brings us to another kind of father figure to Huck. Judge Thatcher was “sold” the money by Huck. Instead of using the money like he easily could have done, he was smart enough to know to give Huck a dollar everyday so Huck could give something to his father, so he could go out and drink. There was a few different kinds of father figures to Huck but only two were positive. Although Pap was a negative impact on Huck, who was always getting drunk and never seemed to care for Huck, at least he was easily manipulated. Jim on the other hand was
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