The Influence of Self-Centeredness in Tobias Wolff's Hunters in the Snow

Tobias Wolff's “Hunters in the Snow” is an interesting study in self-centeredness. Three friends, Frank, Kenny, and Tub, have arranged to go hunting together. As they ride together in Kenny's truck, we learn about them. Kenny and Frank seem to be the closest out the three. Considering that they picked Tub up off of the side of the road. When Tub gets in the truck, Frank (described as the man in the middle) says “Tub, you haven’t done anything but complain since we got here. If you want to piss and moan all day you might as well go home and bitch at your kids. Take your pick.” So right off the bat, it seems that Kenny and Frank don’t really like Tub. Kenny picks on Tub about his weight and Frank about his unusual affair with his fifteen-year-old babysitter. Frank doesn't seem to care about his wife, and is in denial about his feelings and emotions. Tub is self-conscious about his weight, and is in denial about his situation. Kenny just doesn't care about anybody or anything. This is shown when he nearly runs over Tub as he picks him up, and he shoots a fencepost, a tree, and a bark...