Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Drugs and Alcohol Quotes

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Quote #28

And then Tom he talked along and talked along, and says, le's all three slide out of here one of these nights and get an outfit, and go for howling adventures amongst the Injuns, over in the Territory, for a couple of weeks or two; and I says, all right, that suits me, but I ain't got no money for to buy the outfit, and I reckon I couldn't get none from home, because it's likely pap's been back before now, and got it all away from Judge Thatcher and drunk it up. (43.4)

Huck defines his father exclusively in terms of his alcoholism. (You can read more on Pap in his "Character Analysis.")