How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
As her revved the engine, something stung him sharply below his right shoulder blade. He grunted and turned to glimpse a stranger in a football jersey standing on the neck of the canal. With one arm the man was aiming a stubby black pistol. His other arm was locked around the neck of Cray, the animal wrangler. (19.90)
Being drunk totally messes with your mind. We don't know what Tuna's dad was trying to do by shooting at the airboat, but he ended up injuring Link pretty badly. This is a crime in its own right, not to mention the fact that he could have easily killed any of them, even his own daughter.
Quote #5
"Okay, hotshot, slow down!" Tuna's dad commanded hoarsely.
Mickey stopped the boat. Jared Gordon unhitched himself from the driver's seat and threw up over the side, somehow keeping the handgun aimed at Mickey.
"Gimme a beer," he said, wiping his mouth on the sleeve of his Bills jersey. (21.35-37)
As if shooting Link weren't bad enough, Jared also kidnapped Mickey at gunpoint and then vomits. Gross. Alcohol does a lot of bad things to human bodies, including making them want to keep drinking more.
Quote #6
Then he turned slowly to Tuna. "Why'd your pappy try'n kill me?"
"It wasn't you, Link. He was just shootin' wild, like a whacked out fool."
Then, in a rueful voice, she added: "He promised me on a stack of Bibles that he pawned that stupid gun. Obviously he lied." (21.95-97)
Another thing that we see alcoholism can do is turn someone into a liar. Tuna cannot trust her dad and is more than disappointed—she is shocked, ashamed, and whole list of other hard feelings. What could Tuna do?