Hunter In The Snow Symbolism

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The short story “Hunter in the Snow” is the story about three friends Tub, Frank and Kenny. In this story writer Wolff uses the snow and cold atmosphere as a symbol of impact of characters. Weather plays the crucial role and defines the theme of the story. Snow or cold is symbolic of death, hibernation and depression. During the time of hunting there was wind blowing and freezing temperature. Everything was cold and brutal as well as cold weather revels the true nature of three men and how they taking care of themselves. Wolff wrote the latter part twentieth century and describes what it was like during that time. He also wrote about humanity through the friend ship between Tub, Frank, and Kenny as well as the hunting events they go through. …show more content…

They are frustrating because of weather, so they cannot control themselves. They tease each other and create jokes. Weather condition is playing vital role to distract them. Kenny shot fence, trees and dog’s head without any reasons is the burning example of frustration. Tub shoot the Kenny is a very bad condition in their friendship. When Kenny was in the back of truck Tub and Frank stop to warm them and show the little care about Kenny. In the story we also can see Tub and Frank were not in rushing a Kenny to the hospital, so they left Kenny to suffer in the truck alone. Tub and Frank are selfish because they were worry about themselves not about Kenny who is slowly moving to death. Tub and Frank were developing their friendship and being honest to each other, so they think their friendship is more important than Kenny’s life. In the end of the story Kenny confidently says that, “he is going to hospital” same time they have taken different turn which was long way back from the hospitals turn. They don’t want Kenny’s life; they want him to die which is far away from humanity. I think the hunting in the snow is painful, unforgiving and

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