In where the red fern grows, how does billys father's treatment of billy change?

i love where the red fern grows! its a great book and movie, u gotta do a report about it or something? anyways, Billy's father starts trusting him to be more responsible, treats him like a man

In where the red fern grows, how does billys father's treatment of billy change?
The only way in which their relationship changes is that his father starts to treat him like a man instead of a boy... any other questions?

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