I'm going to worry about me, myself, and I

"They're not going him any good," Frank said. "We might as well get some use out of them."
Hunters in the Snow, pg. 201

"You've got to be kidding me." Those were my first words as I finished the story Hunters in the Snow. I cannot begin to describe how angry reading the last few pages made me. Although the beginning of the story made me quite dislike Kenny, in the end, he was my favorite character simply due to the fact that I hated the other two. That is being a bit unfair to Kenny- he did have some redeeming characteristics, such as when he shot the dog because the dog's owner wanted him to. The other two, however, were selfish oafs. Yes, oaf is a funny word, but it's the only one I can think of to describe Tub and Frank. They were oblivious to the pain of their friend, acting as though they were the only people in the world. When they stopped for pancakes, I was literally shouting at them in my head. They did have some qualities to sympathize with, though. Tub was bullied, and just wanted to be loved- I felt like his rage at Frank, when he pushed him up against the wall, was years of built up anger being taken out at once. Frank seemed passionate and unwilling to hurt others- even though he managed to make sure Kenny's situation didn't get any better. These characters were hard to figure out, and had many layers. But what it all boils down to is that they were incredibly selfish.