Read the excerpt from chapter 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
As for his clothes—just rags, that was all. He had one ankle resting on t'other knee; the boot on that foot was busted, and two of his toes stuck through, and he worked them now and then. His hat was laying on the floor—an old black slouch with the top caved in, like a lid.
What does the imagery suggest about Huck’s father?