This paper
examines the novel "Hunters in the Snow" by Tobias Wolff. The
author looks at the main themes in the novel and
examines the characters and the experiences they undergo. From the paper: "In Tobias Wolff's short story, "Hunters in the Snow", the
author depicts three men who on the surface appear to be congenial hunting buddies. However, as the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that there is more than friendship in their relationship. There is a simmering resentment of each other that seems to be highlighted amidst the appropriate setting of the cold, bleak winter season. The cavalier attitude of these men and the effect of their words targeted at each others weak points makes for a rather perverse realization that under these men's simple visages lies a cruel complexity of human nature, which is as frigid as the snow on the ground."