Pap
Pap ranks among the most reviled characters in American Literature. Certainly, the fact that he abuses and abandons his son, Huckleberry, in Mark Twain’s classic novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” makes him an appropriate target of hatred. But didn’t Mark Twain believe that everyone has a “good spot” inside of them? So, if that’s true—for everyone—how can we reconcile the author’s philosophy with his seemingly damnable character, Pap? The answer lies beneath the surface of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” This book fishes out that answer.

Whenever appropriate, “Pap” attempts to stay true to Mark Twain’s original storyline in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” concerning major events and the passage of time. But this work offers a new “reading” of Pap. While this gripping story can be read in isolation, it is most enriching and enlightening when paired with Twain’s novel, offering answers to the major mysteries that Twain purposely left behind. Was Pap always the way we find him in “Huckleberry Finn”? Does he care at all for his son? What happened to Huck’s mother? And who shot Pap?
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Pap
Pap ranks among the most reviled characters in American Literature. Certainly, the fact that he abuses and abandons his son, Huckleberry, in Mark Twain’s classic novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” makes him an appropriate target of hatred. But didn’t Mark Twain believe that everyone has a “good spot” inside of them? So, if that’s true—for everyone—how can we reconcile the author’s philosophy with his seemingly damnable character, Pap? The answer lies beneath the surface of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” This book fishes out that answer.

Whenever appropriate, “Pap” attempts to stay true to Mark Twain’s original storyline in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” concerning major events and the passage of time. But this work offers a new “reading” of Pap. While this gripping story can be read in isolation, it is most enriching and enlightening when paired with Twain’s novel, offering answers to the major mysteries that Twain purposely left behind. Was Pap always the way we find him in “Huckleberry Finn”? Does he care at all for his son? What happened to Huck’s mother? And who shot Pap?
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Pap

Pap

by Darrin Berard
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by Darrin Berard

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Overview

Pap ranks among the most reviled characters in American Literature. Certainly, the fact that he abuses and abandons his son, Huckleberry, in Mark Twain’s classic novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” makes him an appropriate target of hatred. But didn’t Mark Twain believe that everyone has a “good spot” inside of them? So, if that’s true—for everyone—how can we reconcile the author’s philosophy with his seemingly damnable character, Pap? The answer lies beneath the surface of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” This book fishes out that answer.

Whenever appropriate, “Pap” attempts to stay true to Mark Twain’s original storyline in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” concerning major events and the passage of time. But this work offers a new “reading” of Pap. While this gripping story can be read in isolation, it is most enriching and enlightening when paired with Twain’s novel, offering answers to the major mysteries that Twain purposely left behind. Was Pap always the way we find him in “Huckleberry Finn”? Does he care at all for his son? What happened to Huck’s mother? And who shot Pap?

Product Details

BN ID: 2940012285492
Publisher: Darrin Berard
Publication date: 02/21/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 104
File size: 62 KB

About the Author

Darrin Berard, a former newspaper reporter, has taught American Literature at Lowell High School in Lowell, Mass. since 2000. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., and a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Darrin lives in Lowell with his wife, Linda, and their four children: Molly, Benjamin, Jason, and Aidan.
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