What is the center of the huckleberry finn chapters 8-11

1. chapter 8

1.1. i spare miss watson's jim

1.2. "Well, I b'lieve you, Huck. I—I RUN OFF." "Jim!" (8.45, 8.46)

1.3. adventure- because Jim runs away from miss Watson and runs into Huck upon his escape and then they stay together.

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." (9.18)

2.3. man VS nature because a house gets sunk into the river and they get scared of the house.

3. chapter 10

3.1. what come of handlin snake skin

3.2. "It's YOU, at last!—AIN'T it?" I out with a "Yes'm" before I thought. (10.8, 10.9)

3.3. religion and superstations because the snakeskin is bad luck and he touches it and freaks out because he is extremely superstitious

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." (11.30, 11.31, 11.33, 11.34)

4.3. man vs society because the people are after jim and huck as they run from society