There are several deaths throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The first one would be the symbolic death of Huck. Huck fakes his death to get away from Pap and is metaphorically reborn on the river. It's important to note that on the river Huck is Huck.

How does Huck Finn end?

The ending of Huckleberry Finn reveals Tom to be even more callous and manipulative than we realized. The bullet in Tom's leg seems rather deserved when Tom reveals that he has known all along that Miss Watson has been dead for two months and that she freed Jim in her will.

Does Huck Finn have a happy ending?

Huck, who learned to treat Jim kindly even when his society did not, has a happy ending. Jim also has a happy ending when he finds out that he is free. Huck tells Jim, Now, old Jim, you're a free man again, and I bet you won't ever be a slave no more (chapter 40).