Favorite Fathers in Literature

Favorite Fathers in Literature

This Sunday is Father's Day. I've seen a number of lists over the years about the best (and worst) fathers in literature, but I prefer to focus on the best. I'm convinced I have the greatest father of all time. I hope everyone feels that way about their dad, but if not, I hope they have other men in their life they admire. I put together a list of some of my favorite fathers in literature, but I would love to hear what you think--who are your favorite fathers in literature? Who did I forget? Here is my list in no particular order:

Atticus Finch

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Bob Cratchit

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Matthew Cuthbert

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

Arthur Weasley

The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling

Thomas Schell

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

William Danny

Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

Charles Ingalls

The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Otto Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Robert Quimby

The Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary

Narrator

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Hans Hubermann

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Man in the Yellow Hat

The Curious George Series by H. A. Rey

Papa Bear

The Berenstain Bears by Jan and Stan Berenstain

Mr. Penderwick

The Penderwick Series by Jeanne Birdsall

John Ames

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Calvin's Father

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Honorable Mentions:

Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Big Friendly Giant

The BFG by Roald Dahl

Christopher Robin

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Dickon

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett