Question

In Elizabeth Baines' "Compass and Torch," why has the father decided to go camping with the boy? {HIGHSCHOOL}

Answer 1

I think it is because He wants to make a contrast between himself and the boy's new father, Jim, and he knows Jim would never do something like this.

Answer 2

The father wanted to go on a camping trip with his boy because he wanted to form a relationship with his son after being distant for a year.