Who is Carwin's Father from Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist and what is their importance?

Carwin's Father is a farmer from Pennsylvania. He is a greedy man, who believes that education is a waste of time. Over the course of the story, he sends Carwin away to live with his aunt, in the hopes that he can obtain an inheritance. In the end, he is sorely disappointed.