So why did we all hate Christopher so much?

During class discussion, many of us, myself included, didn't really like Christopher's dad that much. He killed Wellington, he hid Christopher's mom's letters, and he loses his temper at poor Christopher. On top of that, Christopher always talks about how scared he is of his father. No wonder why I didn't like him. But when you really think about it, his father is actually a pretty good guy. In fact, his mother left Christopher with his father because she knew he would take better care of him than she could. Christopher's dad takes care of him, makes him food, and obviously cares deeply about him. I find it easy to forgive him because to be perfectly honest, Christopher is a total pain in the butt. He constantly whines and complains, he runs away, and he has an entire page of his "behavioral problems," and he is a constant worry.

Christpher's dad isn't perfect, but I really don't see any way to justify considering him a terrible person. Rather, Christopher is a very difficult problem to deal with and would make anyone's life a living hell. On account of this, I hold his father excused...