Hunters In The Snow Symbolism Essay

short story Hunters in the Snow is full of symbolism and imagery that foreshadows the ending and illustrates the story's themes. Constant displays of selfishness and recklessness combine with unfortunate circumstances to send all the characters into disaster by the end of the story. Each character is a victim to both his own ignorance, and the ignorance of his friends. It is generally far easier to see the faults in others than it is to see our own faults, and this makes it all the more frustrating to see Kenny, Frank, and Tub constantly neglect to constructively criticize each other. Kenny scolds
Tub for having not seen a pile of deer excrement, but this is only because Kenny is frustrated over Tub dragging out the hunting trip. It has nothing to do with …show more content…
However, despite living in a city, Frank and Tub are still bound to suffer negative consequences from their foolish actions. The period between action and consequence is merely longer.
Frank's decision to pursue a 15 year old babysitter could have several different catastrophic endings. It is not even known if the babysitter has feelings of any kind for Frank, nor is it known how the parents of this babysitter would feel about Frank's intentions. Frank could be rejected, or even worse, arrested.
Even if Frank's feelings are reciprocated, his family will still be devastated, and Frank may come to miss his family. Tub, on the other hand, faces the health complications of obesity which could likely end in premature death, since he shows no sign of fighting his tendency to eat excessively. This would affect Tub's family terribly, and his friends as well. If Frank and Tub had a slight degree of wisdom, they would learn a lesson about impulsive, foolish decisions made on a whim. However, it is clearly demonstrated that they do not, and plainly intend to hold on to their destructive behavior. When finally given license to hold each other accountable for their self-destructive behavior, Frank and Tub