There is a huge thunderstorm while the raft is going down the river.  The thunder and lightning add excitement to the story.  The storm makes the reader believe something exciting is going to happen.

Huck does not want to cause any trouble.  He knows he is a runaway and does not want himself or Jim to be caught.  The con men are more likely to think about themselves if they knew there was a reward involved.

Jim believes the moon created the stars.  He has seen frogs lay eggs and compares the moon to the frog. 

Huck went and retrieved the note from Harney to give to Sophia.  Huck thaought that if he had told someone about the note, Sophia would not have eloped.  If Sophia did not leave, Buck and the other Grangerford would not go looking for her and get killed.

Emmeline was very interested in death.  All of her poems and paintings involved death.  She wrote poems for the people listed in the obituaries of the paper.  When someone died, Emmeline always wrote a poem.

Huck dares Buck to spell his name.  Buck accepts the challenge and spells George Jackson.  Huck made Buck think that Huck thought Buck was not smart. 

Huck does not like the idea of stealing the children.  Huck still thinks of slaves as property and not people.  Jim's plans make Huck question the fact that he is helping Jim get to freedom.  This response helps satirize slavery, because slaves do not have the right to their own children.  Huck thinks Jim should not steal his children.  Slaves are being seen as property and not people. 

Huck tells the men that he needs help towing the raft to shore, but nobody would help him.  He says that his family is on the raft, and they have small pox.  The men do not want to risk contracting the disease.  However, the men give Huck $40.  

Huck and Jim plan to float down the Mississippi River until they reach Cairo.  At Cairo, they plan to sell their raft and most of the supplies to buy a

It is ironic that Huck is sleeping like a dead person, because everyone else believes he is dead.