If You Really Knew Me...

Frank undergoes a dynamic change in the course of Hunters in the Snow. At first, he seems to be the stereotypical man. He makes fun of his friend because of his weight. Even in the setting (hunting), it is clear that he is meant to be a guy's guy. Then, we see another side of Frank. He reveals his emotional problems he's having with another woman that is not his wife. He expresses his concern about his children if he does leave his wife. When he plays a very sympathetic role toward Tub, the change seems to be a full 360. At the beginning, I never would have expected him to have any kind of emotional side, but he reveals that change in view toward Tub during the stressful events in the story. These changes do seem to be permanent, and they can be seen clearly in the line, "Tub, ...what happened back there, I should have been more sympathetic... You were going through a lot." Here, he shows that the events that occurred just a few minutes ago shed a new light on his and Tub's situation, and that he realizes that he was wrong in the way he treated Tub.