Hunters in the Snow

The three principle characters in Wolff's Hunters in the Snow are each characterized very differently. Tub lives up to his namesake, playing perfectly the role of an obese, bullied man. Frank's dialogue seems to characterize him, his chill attitude and diction portraying a carefree, hippie-like man. Kenny, on the other hand, appears to be slightly more of a dynamic character than his two friends. His abrasive attitude and hostility towards Tub at first displays him as a bit of a buly. This continues on their hunt, with his antagonizing of the friends. He constantly teased Tub about his weight, and even turns on Frank, saying "You're so busy thinking about that little jailbait of yours you wouldn't know a deer if you saw one." However, Kenny is not completely one dimensional. His act of shooting the dog, which seemed so horrific, was shown to be an act of mercy. The dog's owner asked him to do it, for the man feared he could not do it and he did not have a gun. This act of compassion shows Kenny is a dynamic character, if however small or temporary a transformation.