Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Hunters in the Snow- Tobias Wolff (Kenny)

"Kenny fired. The bullet went in between the dog's eyes." PAGE 192

Kenny as a character really bothered me. He was messing with Tub the whole time but not just small insignificant things. He was pushing the limit each time. He even took it too far at times. He was coming at Tub with the truck rather than pull up next to him. I thought he deserved to be shot. He was starting a pattern and Tub would have been shot next. I agree with what Tub did to protect himself and I am glad that Frank also agreed. Kenny was asking for it because of the way he was acting. Even if he says he was kidding, there is no way to know for sure. Frank tried to stop Kenny before he even shot the dog. Kenny just persisted. Even if the owner had told him to shoot the dog, he should have at least warned his friends. If he would have warned them, they might not have taken him so seriously and he would not have gotten shot. I think the way Tub and Frank treated him after he was shot is reflective of how he treated them before. The fact that they really did not seem concerned makes the reader think that Kenny never showed concern for them either.

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