1. Situational Irony
Irony can be found in the story when nobody goes to rescue Huck, but then goes to search for his remains. The people figured that Huck would not need rescuing because it was likely that Pap would just kill Huck. What had actually happened was Huck was being held captive in Pap's cabin, alive. Another ironic example is the reward amounts for Jim and Pap. Jim's capture reward is for three hundred dollars, but Pap's is only for two hundred dollars. It is unlike what the reader would expect, but it proves the importance of Jim over Pap. Pap was the town drunk, who allegedly killed his son, and Jim was a valued slave that did great work for the Widow. Jim's "crime" was not necessarily greater than the crime of Pap, but he was more important to society than Pap was and because he was black, his punishment would be greater.
2. Figurative Language
Twain uses many examples of figurative language in Chapter 9. One example is "and the rain would thrash along by so thick that the trees off a little ways looked dim and spider-webby; and here would come a blast of wind that would bend the trees down and turn up the pale underside of the leaves; and then and then a perfect ripper of a gust would follow along and set the branches to tossing their arms as if they was just wild". Twain modifies what was actually happening to seem greater, or more interesting. He also writes about it being "dark as sin" and and the sky going "towards the under side of the world". This kind of language enhances what is actually going on in the story , and Twain uses figurative language often.
3. Theme
Huck's intentions of putting the snake in Jim's bed was not harmful. He simply wanted to play a harmless prank on him, but the prank ended badly. The mate of the dead snake came to Jim's bed, so when Jim went to bed that night, the snake bit him. Huck feels awful about the result, so he promises himself to never pull another prank on Jim. By making this promise to himself, the reader can see the growth and acceptance of Jim by Huck. When Huck chooses not to turn Jim in for the reward money, you see his commitment to keeping Jim safe and away from the people who are tracking him down.
4. Satire
In Chapter 8, and throughout the book, Huck satires religion. For example, he says that the Widow prayed for bread to find him. In this section of the chapter, he is using satire against the Widow Douglass and God. He doesn't know what to believe because he was never really exposed to religion until he spent time with the Widow. She was very religious, so he is torn between not understanding religion, and believing that what ever is prayed for will come true.
5. Motif
All of Jim's superstitions tend to lead to bad luck. For example, sake skin, storms and birds all bring either death or other misfortunes. His believes are correct because these things are all related to "signs" which all lead to bad luck. Jim told Huck that you pay attention to the bad signs because good signs do not help people, the bad signs either help you protect yourself or prepare yourself. The Mississippi Valley caves are significant because they symbolize mystery and the unknown in the story, which is a concern at this point in the story because Huck and Jim do not know what is going to happen.
6. Foil
Jim is more of a father to Huck than Pap is. He teaches Huck how to behave and tries to protect him. Pap was only there to destroy his self esteem and get his money, but Jim had Huck's best interest at heart. Jim and Pap seem to be polar opposites when it comes to their parenting and interaction with Huck. Jim makes sure that Huck is safe, but Pap was the threat to Huck when they were living together. Pap and Jim are different in more ways than one, form skin tone, to sobriety, they are completely contrasting characters.
Irony can be found in the story when nobody goes to rescue Huck, but then goes to search for his remains. The people figured that Huck would not need rescuing because it was likely that Pap would just kill Huck. What had actually happened was Huck was being held captive in Pap's cabin, alive. Another ironic example is the reward amounts for Jim and Pap. Jim's capture reward is for three hundred dollars, but Pap's is only for two hundred dollars. It is unlike what the reader would expect, but it proves the importance of Jim over Pap. Pap was the town drunk, who allegedly killed his son, and Jim was a valued slave that did great work for the Widow. Jim's "crime" was not necessarily greater than the crime of Pap, but he was more important to society than Pap was and because he was black, his punishment would be greater.
2. Figurative Language
Twain uses many examples of figurative language in Chapter 9. One example is "and the rain would thrash along by so thick that the trees off a little ways looked dim and spider-webby; and here would come a blast of wind that would bend the trees down and turn up the pale underside of the leaves; and then and then a perfect ripper of a gust would follow along and set the branches to tossing their arms as if they was just wild". Twain modifies what was actually happening to seem greater, or more interesting. He also writes about it being "dark as sin" and and the sky going "towards the under side of the world". This kind of language enhances what is actually going on in the story , and Twain uses figurative language often.
3. Theme
Huck's intentions of putting the snake in Jim's bed was not harmful. He simply wanted to play a harmless prank on him, but the prank ended badly. The mate of the dead snake came to Jim's bed, so when Jim went to bed that night, the snake bit him. Huck feels awful about the result, so he promises himself to never pull another prank on Jim. By making this promise to himself, the reader can see the growth and acceptance of Jim by Huck. When Huck chooses not to turn Jim in for the reward money, you see his commitment to keeping Jim safe and away from the people who are tracking him down.
4. Satire
In Chapter 8, and throughout the book, Huck satires religion. For example, he says that the Widow prayed for bread to find him. In this section of the chapter, he is using satire against the Widow Douglass and God. He doesn't know what to believe because he was never really exposed to religion until he spent time with the Widow. She was very religious, so he is torn between not understanding religion, and believing that what ever is prayed for will come true.
5. Motif
All of Jim's superstitions tend to lead to bad luck. For example, sake skin, storms and birds all bring either death or other misfortunes. His believes are correct because these things are all related to "signs" which all lead to bad luck. Jim told Huck that you pay attention to the bad signs because good signs do not help people, the bad signs either help you protect yourself or prepare yourself. The Mississippi Valley caves are significant because they symbolize mystery and the unknown in the story, which is a concern at this point in the story because Huck and Jim do not know what is going to happen.
6. Foil
Jim is more of a father to Huck than Pap is. He teaches Huck how to behave and tries to protect him. Pap was only there to destroy his self esteem and get his money, but Jim had Huck's best interest at heart. Jim and Pap seem to be polar opposites when it comes to their parenting and interaction with Huck. Jim makes sure that Huck is safe, but Pap was the threat to Huck when they were living together. Pap and Jim are different in more ways than one, form skin tone, to sobriety, they are completely contrasting characters.