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    Friendship’s Pretendness The third person narrative “Hunters in the snow” is the story of three men of Spokane‚ Washington‚ going hunting in the heavy Winter. The silent person’s reaction toward vigorous situation is the theme for the story. Tub is the protagonist with beta person Frank. This story is based upon how one alpha person is replaced by another. On the psychological standpoint‚ this story has almost everybody’s perception. People change according to time and situations. After Tub shot

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    In the poem “The Hunter in The Snow” by William Carlos Williams‚ Williams addresses his observations and interpretations of the 1565 painting Hunters in The Snow by Pieter Brueghel. Williams starts the poem off talking about the landscape of the painting. He says “the overall picture is winter icy mountains in the background.” By saying this‚ he wants us to understand the setting of the painting‚ and probably wants us to focus specifically on the winter time‚ and what people do at this time. Moving

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    Pieter Bruegel the Elder a Hunters in the Snow Peter Soloway ARH 205 6/7/2005 Hunters in the Snow‚ sometimes called The Return of the Hunters[1]‚ is part of a series of landscapes painted on wooden panels and themed around characteristic periods of the year. The series was finished in 1565 by Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder‚ probably for Antwerp merchant Nicholas Jongelinck‚ who we know entrusted it to the town of Antwerp in February of 1566.[2]

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    Character Analysis Hunters In The Snow – Tub Tub from the short story Hunters In The Snow is physically how his name makes him sound. He is short and fat. In the story‚ Kenny describes his appearance as looking like “A beach ball with a hat on”. That statement shows that he is short and round‚ and not just allover huge. The beginning of the story also tells how he is overweight by telling about multiple sandwiches and cookies that he kept hidden in his pockets for the hunting trip‚ showing that

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    don’t typically thing of shooting one another or leaving one out in the cold while the others enjoy themselves in comfort. Well that is an exactly what the three friend Frank‚ Tub‚ And Kenny did to each other. The characters in Tobias Wolff’s “Hunters in the Snow” change their sense of morality because of their selfish need for acceptance‚ the end of the story ultimately challenges their justification. The First character introduced in the story is Tub; His name “Tub” hints to the reader that he is

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    “Tub’s Hardships” 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

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    argue that Wolff’s “Hunter’s in the Snow” and Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” share an aspect of higher insight that can be classified in literary fiction‚ Hunter’s in the Snow allows the reader to develop a deeper understanding of human nature by presenting three dynamic characters. The three characters distinguish “Hunter’s in the Snow” as literary fiction through the author’s attempt on to make a statement about the human condition. “Hunters in the Snow” does not aim at simple entertainment

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    book over “Hunters in the Snow.” “Hunters in the Snow” is also based around hunting as well. This story talks a lot about the problems these gentlemen have‚ like obesity and spousal problems. This material is more appropriate for mature readers because less experience readers don’t know how to follow along‚ or how to sympathize with the characters.

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    Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff‚ shows how essential the cold and frigid weather is to the actions of the characters and the situations that they are involved in. Towards the beginning of the story‚ it seems that Frank and Kenny have established a vigorous relationship leaving Tub out of the relationship. On the day of their hunt‚ Kenny and Frank left out their companion Tub forcing him to struggle in the heavy snow. The two men utilized the heavy snow to leave behind their friend. As the story

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    Tobias Wolff’s “Hunters in the Snow” centers on the actions and personalities of Kenny‚ Frank and Tub as they embark on a hunting trip during the winter. Each character faces problems (in character or otherwise) which they attempt to cover up through deception – the central theme in this short story – in order to accept their respective actions. The consequences of these cover ups profoundly change the power of each character over another. Furthermore‚ the characters don’t realize how their lies

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