There are several themes present in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn including:
- Society
- Hypocrisy
- Religion
- Superstition
- Slavery
- Racism
- Freedom
- Growing Up
C. Dealing with loss and personal growth
This option is most accurate because firstly, the excerpt mentions that the author experienced loss. This is apparent from the line in the excerpt "After suffering emotional and material losses...".