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Summary : The chapter opens with Huck hiding a sack of money in Peter Wilk's coffin as Mary Jane, the daughter of Peter Wilks, enters the room where her father's corpse lies. Huck never gets the chance to retrieve the money from the coffin which worries him. The dauphin sells off Peter's possessions such as the slaves and the estate. The dauphin separates a slave family in this chapter, sending the mother and her two sons in two different directions. Huck is somewhat bothered by the separation of the mother and her sons, but he convinces himself that the family will reunite. A question also arises on the whereabouts of the money. The con men question Huck on the disappearance of the money, but Huck tells them the slaves were responsible for the disappearance. Discussion questions : 1. If you were ever in a situation like Huck where you would have to think fast, where would you hide your possessions? Why? 2. If you were in Huck's position would you have tried to help

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, authorized by Mark Twain was a great novel in my opinion. This book in particular and as a whole contains and teaches many lessons and themes for the reader(s). Huckfinn taught lessons on slavery and sacrifice, which stood out most to me in the novel. Two of the main characters, Huckleberry and Jim had a rather unique, genuine friendship. Huckleberry sacrificed a lot to help Jim. In some instances, He even lied for Jim in order to keep him safe. In the time period of the novel, slavery was a prominent thing. It was also rather audacious for a white male to become close with a black slave. Jim and Huck had a very priceless bond, they taught each other and also learned from one another. I also admired how Mark Twain did not camouflage aspects of slavery. For the most part, Mark Twain delivered the honest truth of slavery toward African Americans. All in all, I feel that this novel is worth the read and all students should have the opportunity to re