What is ironic about the fact that although nobody went to pap's cabin to rescue huck a crowd of people gathered on the steamboat to search for his reamins?

Answer 1

The irony of this event is that Huck's friends were not interested in finding him alive, but were trying to find his body when they found out that he was dead. It would be expected of them to search for him when he went missing not only when he was supposedly dead.

Answer 2

The irony lies in the fact that while nobody took the initiative to save Huck when he was trapped in Pap's cabin, a crowd of people were willing to search for his remains. This shows that society places more value on appearances and social norms than on individual lives, highlighting the flawed priorities and morality of society at the time.