Summary Of Hunters In The Snow By Tobias Wolff

This quotation comes from a conversation that Frank and Tub have after Kenny’s left to ask the farmer permission to his on his land. Frank gives Tub this statement after Tub asks Kenny why he doesn’t stand up for him anymore. Frank digs into Tub’s insecurity and his weakness while also hinting at his own issues, yet to be revealed by Kenny. However, it’s also in this statement that Frank and Tub are connected, because they both do have personal problems, both tangentially involving Kenny. So when Tub shoots Kenny, both Frank and Tub reap the rewards of having a portion of their problem “solved”. For Frank, it’s Kenny’s volatility with his secret and for Tub, it’s Kenny’s picking on him. Though neither of their issues are actually fixed, (in fact, they’re exaggerated) Frank and Tub aren’t self-aware enough to realize that their problems run much deeper than Kenny.

Character depth and development is the foundation on which "Hunters in the Snow" showcases its literary merit. Although the characters in "Hunters in the Snow" do not directly develop throughout the story, it is the extent to which readers are exposed to the characters' personalities that give the appearance of development. Furthermore, it can be said that in lieu of dynamic characters "Hunters in the Snow" offers round characters with dynamic relationships. This evolution of character reflects real-world transformations, for often a person's identity is infinitely complex and changes incrementally over long periods of time, while their views and opinions of others drastically change based upon daily occurrences. The reader can see such a transformation occur when Frank opens up to Tub regarding his current marital dilemma. Tub, noticing his friend's distress, comforts Frank by adding, "when you've got a friend it means you've got someone on your side" (97). Frank feeling much relieved by Tub's support admits, "it feels [good] to hear you say that" (97). This exchange strengthens the emotional bond between the two friends and sets the scene for future

In this flashback, we are taken back to the time when Tubman had wished her master dead and it truly ended up happening. This flashback was set into motion when she experienced a familiar feeling of guilt while aiming her gun at one of the slaves for trying to turn back. She felt this guilt after her master died and as she was aiming the gun at the slave because it was not in Tubman’s heart to kill. This feeling characterizes Tubman as a compassionate, good-hearted person because she had a guilty conscience during both of these events--which meant she had sympathy for both her master and the

Being a man isn’t always easy, for most of their life they are taught to show no affection and to be tough in almost every situation. The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough. “Hunters in the Snow”, by Tobias Wolff, three hunting buddies, Frank, Tub and Kenny, set out on a hunting trip together as they have done for years. Tub, who is over-weight, self-conscious and a good friend, shows some of his weaknesses, strengths and hardships that are sometimes placed on men in different situations.

The true problem is Tub’s friends are not loyal to him. “When Tub crossed the last fence into the road the truck started moving (89).” Kenny and Frank do not consider Tub’s presence as

Human nature refers to the distinguishing qualities that characterize humankind. The history of human nature reveals to us that people tend to be drawn to power. People use power to exert their dominion over the weak or helpless. Power also motivates some people to engage in savagery acts.

In the short story Hunters in the snow the hierarchy is based on who has the most dirt on each other, once secrets are exchanged between the group the hierarchy slowly falls and power shifts. In Hunters in the snow it is obvious that the leader of the group is Kenny. The reason being is that Kenny knows all the secrets the other two have. Kenny use’s his knowledge to bully and control Tub and Frank. Later during the story Tub take initiative and decides too shoot Kenny; this is a turning part in the story and leads to the later shift in power.

Tobias Wolff, in his short story Hunters in the Snow, creates a world where moral lines are blurred to the point of nonexistence and his characters have no real guidelines or goals. The subjects of their aimless pursuits seem to be as absent as the deer whose tracks have been covered by the snow. This colorless, pointless world fosters a sense of hopelessness, and each man’s purpose is as impossible as road signs under the fallen snow to identify. Without any moral guidelines, the men resort to aggression to assert their dominance and self-worth, associating affection with weakness and constructing friendships that are short-lived. Kenny’s accident alludes to the futility of a self-centered approach to life; however, even in the triumphs of

Due to Tub being emotional, he can also be weak. Him being weak causes him to complain at times during the story, he appears to be tender and easily harmed. Tub complains throughout the story saying, “I waited an hour” and “I’m cold” (Arp 86 and 87). Kenny and Frank never show compassion towards him, making Tub seek even more attention and compassion from them. Tub hoped for Frank and Kenny to be compassionate and made excuses for his self when he says that his gland problem is what causes him to be obese. Frank and Kenny continue to make fun of him and show no compassion at all.

Hunters in the Snow is a fictional short story written in 1981 by Tobias Wolff. The story takes place in the suburbs of Spokane, Washington. The story has three main characters, but the the story focuses more on a character named Tub. I got a hint earlier on in the story that Tub might be a little overweight because Kenny asks “You still on that diet?” I came to a conclusion that Tub certainly is overweight towards the resolution of the story when Tub slips and drops Kenny. He tumbles down to the bottom of the drive and yells “You fat moron, you aren’t good for diddly” Tub shows sensitivity because when Frank and Kenny make jokes about him being fat he gets upset and mouths back to them. I find that Frank and Tub are alike in a few ways. They are both thoughtful of other people’s feelings, for example, when Kenny would joke around with

The short story Hunters in the Snow by Tobias Wolff depicts three men that go on a hunting trip that changes the course of their lives. Each character lies to himself to accept his actions in his life. Kenny, Frank, and Tub need to successfully fool themselves before they can deceive anyone else. Each of the men are immature and selfish. They don't realize how their decisions impact other people's lives. They justify their lies with their own insecurities about their lifestyles. Their lies impact the situations they encounter and change their lives forever.

never find those things because they are too ignorant or selfish to look in the

In the story, "The Woman in the Snow" by Patricia C. Mckissack, two bus drivers encounter a woman standing outside in the snow with her baby, asking for a ride; however, this event occurs in different time periods. One of the bus drivers was a white man named Grady. The other one was an African -American man named Ray. The theme, empathy can be hard for others to give, but when there is empathy it can be meaningful is illustrated as Grady isn't compassionate towards the woman's situation and Ray is the opposite. When Grady came upon the woman with her baby standing in the snow, he had no sympathy towards her since he was privileged and didn't understand the struggle.

The theme and or lesson of this story is what goes around comes around. The story that I would compare this to would be “Hunters safety”. My evidence for this is in “Thank you ma'am” she said “you shall not steal to get the things that you may want”. My explanation for this is that she was explaining that you don't have to steal to get what you want. In “Hunter safety” it says “I guess I don't know everything.” That was after the fact he shot the gun in his toe. My explanation for this is that he was telling himself that he was better than his dad at shooting and safety lessons because he was mad but then he shot himself in the toe then realizing that he wasn't all that he was telling himself. This information proves that the lesson what goes

“Hunter in the snow” is one of the pictures that I like so much. First of all, the overall visual impression is a calm, cold, and overcast day with white and grey colors. This picture is about winter with snow which covers everything, which likes Connecticut at this time, and it is about three hunters and a pack of dogs that come home after a busy day. Moreover the hunters and their dogs go home with very hard steps. That means they are very tired. They are not only tired because they worked so hard, but also because they got almost nothing, except only one fox. This is the time for them to go home with their family and have dinner in a warm atmosphere. I think with the fox, they will have a good meal with its meat and a good coat with