Date:
The theme of deception in the ‘”Hunters in the Snow?”
Summary
The story “Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff portrays three men that set off on a hunting voyage that unveils their individual personalities. Each of the three men deceives themselves to admit certain actions in their lives. The three characters, Kenny, Frank, and Tub, should first deceive themselves before fooling any other person. The traits the three men exhibit shows their level of maturity and egoism. They are ignorant of how their deceptive quality affects other people. They defend their dishonesty with their weaknesses regarding their ways of life. Their deceptive actions affect the different circumstances they encounter and transform their lives entirely. Tobias represents Kenny as a bully. Kenny keeps on teasing Frank and Tub based on their weaknesses. Kenny is very domineering and wants to be in charge of everything. He is insensitive to other people’s issues, in that, even after being late from picking Tub, he is unapologetic. He ignores Tub’s complaints while in the truck. This paper attempts to examine the theme of deception as exhibited in the story, “Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff through the traits portrayed by the three characters, particularly, Tub.
Theme of Deception
The story’ Hunters in the Snow” is an interesting study that focuses on the trait of egoism. Three great friends, Frank, Kenny, and Tub, are planning to go hunting as usual. As they voyage together, their characters became apparent. Kenny jeers Tub regarding his weight and Frank concerning his illegal relationship with a minor. Frank, on the other hand, Frank is oblivious of his wife and denies about covetousness for young girls. Tub is embarrassed regarding his weight and denies about his greediness. He, however, lies that he is on a diet. When Kenny asks him about his alleged diet after commenting on his weight yet still eating

[order_calculator]

Page Navigation