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The Effect Of Depiction In 'Hunters In The Snow'

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While the cold snowy weather in “Hunters in the Snow” affected the hunters perception of their surroundings, the characters throughout the story also obscured their perception of one another with lies and deception. Kenny, appears to jokingly deceive his hunting partners into believing whatever obscene joke he could come up with, ultimately costing him his own life. For instance, while hunting a farmer requested Kenny to kill his aging dog, and Kenny proceeded without notifying Frank or Tub. He then jokingly began firing rounds at a few items and the proceeded to shoot and kill the Farmer’s Dog, all while declaring his hatred toward the targets. After Tub’s furious reaction to murder of the dog Kenny responded, “I hate you” (Wolff 172).
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