Tobias Wolff’s story of “Hunters in the Snow” is a fascinating story. It gives a small experience of what it is like to hang around a group of guys. Although it may be stereotypical and a little exaggerated, it presents the idea of how guys like to get on each other’s nerves and how they bond. It begins as Tub, one of the main characters, is stuck in the cold waiting on his friends to arrive for their habitual hunting trip. They almost hit him with their truck as they run halfway in the road and halfway on the sidewalk, and we see there is some immediate mistreatment between the group. As the story continues, there are many more instances where they encounter problems with each other. It is full of symbolism and imagery, and its sensitivity is shocking. A group of guys will wake up early in the morning, eat breakfast, put on camouflage, and spray themselves with pee to mask their own horrific scent. They will then go into a deer stand, sit there for hours, and watch the leaves move. This is an …show more content…
After Kenny is shot, Frank and Tub stop twice on the road to get some warmth. The two talk with each other like they have been friends since they were kids. Frank says he is sorry for everything bad he had said to Tub, and didn’t understand or pay attention to how he felt. He also tells Tub he is going to leave his wife and kids. The second time they stop, Tub admits it is not his glands causing him to be overweight. He explains he has been living a lie his entire life and cannot take it anymore. The two sit in the diner and the story suddenly becomes a movie scene about friendship and lessons. The inside of the truck shows a different environment as well. “Look, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you felt that way, honest to God I didn’t” (167). The first time back in the vehicle is when Frank says this to Tub. It further suggests how the inside environment brings upon a different attitude to the