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