There passage is trying to make it clear/logical about the topic in a straightforward manner
From what I’ve seen I think the mood is dark. It’s about a father and his son and his alcoholic father.
Skiff Miller wanted to take the dog back and go to Alaska with him i guess but to do this he would have to take it from the couple that took the dog in and took good care of it. Skiff Miller must have gotten attached to the dog and felt a sense of love and yeahh
