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In the novel, __The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn__, a novel written by the author, Mark Twain, the author touches the various parts relating to the problem of poverty and its effects. Mark Twain creates a character who represents a major part of society and gives him the name of Pap. Pap is Huck's alcoholic father who drinks before he thinks. Pap is not the average white man who lives in the higher class and is economically stable, but is the town drunk who seems to care little for anything but the bottle. Mark Twain lets the reader see the less fortunate part of society and how society is not perfect. He shows the effects of poverty and how poverty changes or molds peoples' way of life. Their life style.

Pap's appearance is that of a homeless person or that of a bum. He does not have a job or an education, but lives from fish and his personal favorite, alcohol or as some people call it, booze. He does not care much about anyone or anything but his addiction to alcohol. He does not seem to care much even about is own son, Huck. Whenever mad, Pap abuses Huck to get rid of his exassperation or to let out the anger he has inside or just for whatever cause it is. Pap's physique is terrible and he looks like how many por people might look because of their poverty. "His hair was long and tangled and greasy, hung down..." (23). Since there is not enough money to buy the essential things he needs to keep himself clean and nicely bathed, his appearance is filthy and badly kept. Many people that are poor do not have enough money to take care of their hygiene. They are dressed in really old filthy clothes that are raggidy from the lack of washing and their appearance is not so presentable. poverty molds the way we look and the way we live our lives.