Hunters In The Snow


Question #3: Which is the most sympathetic of the three characters? The story deals, in part, with the power struggle among the characters. Which character is the most powerful? Do the balance of power and alliances between the characters shift as the story proceeds?

Answer: The most sympathetic of the three is Frank. I think that Tub is the most character because if one of the guys pick on him he tells them to back off and they do. Yes because in the beginning Frank and Kenny are picking on Tub and that’s when they have most power and then at the end if switches and Tub shoots Kenny for being a jerk and tells Frank to back of or else.

Question #4: How do the physical descriptions of the characters help us to understand them? For example, how is Tub’s obesity relevant to his character?

Answer: I think it helps us a little bit. With Tub it shows he has feelings about people making fun of his weight and him all together. So in the end you can tell he is strong and not just fat because he pretty much pins Frank against the fence because of a comment Frank made.

Question #7: What is the purpose of the scene in which Frank and Tub stop at the tavern for food and coffee, leaving the wounded Kenny in the back of the truck? During their conversation, Frank analyzes his own character and expresses remorse. Are his insights and remorse genuine? Why or why not?

Answer: The purpose of the scene is to show that leaving him there was giving less chance of survival and when they got in the car and took the blankets off him and kept going realizing they had taken a wrong turn you know Kenny did not survive. I think they are because he is talking about how the kids like Nancy but that he thinks he is going to leave her. He needed to talk to someone and needed a friend and Tub was there for him. He feels bad because his kids really like her but he isn’t sure if he loves her anymore.