In the stoy Huckleberry Finn the main theme in chapters 8-11 is lying

1. chapter 8

1.1. Spare Miss Watson's Jim

1.2. "No! W'y, what has you lived on? But you got a gun. Oh, yes, you got a gun. Dat's good. Now you kill sumfn en I'll make up de fire."

1.3. They all think Huck is dead and Hucks friends are trying to find him

2. chapter 9

2.1. The House of Death Floats By

2.2. "It's a dead man. Yes, indeedy; naked, too. He's ben shot in de back. I reck'n he's ben dead two er three days. Come in, Huck, but doan' look at his face—it's too gashly."

2.3. They use a cave to protect them selves from the storm. Huck dresses up as a girl to hide himself from the community

3. chapter 10

3.1. What comes of Handllin Snakesin

3.2. "It's YOU, at last!—AIN'T it?" I out with a "Yes'm" before I thought

3.3. Here's Tom Sawyer's aunt Sally asking Huck, "Is that you?" By now, Huck is so used to lying that he says "Yes" before he even knows who "you" is supposed to be. In other words, Huck will be whoever you want him to be. Just like your imaginary boyfriend.

4. chapter 11

4.1. They're After Us

4.2. What did you say your name was, honey?" "M—Mary Williams." "Honey, I thought you said it was Sarah when you first come in?" "Oh, yes'm, I did. Sarah Mary Williams. Sarah's my first name. Some calls me Sarah, some calls me Mary.

4.3. Another one of those don't-try-this-at-home things: caught in a lie, Huck just tells another lie. In the real world, that's a pretty good way to get grounded for three weeks. But on the Mississippi, it just gets Huck a warning.