There was not a moment well spent between father and son in the entire narrative. Yunior felt that he "still wanted [Papi} to love me, (par 24)" a heartbreaking moment of truth for any child with an abusive parent. The unfortunate relationship between Papi and Yunior eventually reached the point where Yunior wrote an essay based on his father titled "My Father the Torturer". The title speaks for itself as Yunior clearly depicts Papi as more of a torturer than a father figure. The audience is only left with the knowledge that Papi had not taken on any kind of parental responsibility for his son's education, which is another reason why. Yunior had lost his