Dad is portrayed as a drunken, violent, abusive lout who is selfish and manipulative. However, Martyn is to some degree, an unreliable narrator. Is Dad as much of a beast and a loser as Martyn portrays him? The evidence seems to suggest that Dad is at least to some degree significantly unpleasant, but there is a lingering sense that all in the Pig household might not be as awful as Martyn wants the reader to believe.
