Let it snow...?

I, like others, would like to point out the humor in the South Park parallels to "Hunters in the Snow." I have actually never seen an episode of South Park--crazy, right? But even I have heard enough to appreciate the similarities when I hear about them.

[I was going to post a link to some South Park mash-ups here, but... having now seen more South Park than I ever have previously, I think... maybe not.]

I really do like how they end up obliviously going the wrong way at the end of the story, though. I felt really awkward throughout most of the reading of that story because the characters just kept being so open, and there was the guy freezing and bleeding and talking to himself in the back of the truck, and.... I suppose getting lost didn't help matters at all, but I still liked it better.

Also, our small group wondered why on earth Tub's parents chose to name him Tub. I mean, we know the author was being clever, but why did he rationalize that his parents would name him that? Or maybe it was a nickname? Whooo knows?

I need some kind of media in order to be content. Ummmm....

I really like Christmas. Also, it was cold in the story.

Hufflepuffs are particularly good finders.

8. The final plot twist comes in the last two sentences of the story. here the narrator speaks directly to the reader, giving us information the characters don't know. How is this an appropriate conclusion to the story? What final statement does Wolff seem to be making here about his characters?

This is an appropriate conclusion to the story because it confirms what the reader probably already suspects. Although Frank and Kenny and Tub may seem to have changed, their respective epiphanies do not make them dynamic characters. Wolff seems to be telling the reader, "Don't worry. They are all still bumbling idiots. They just feel a lot more content about it now."

I really shouldn't say that about them, as I get lost nearly every time I endeavor to find a new place, but I know I'm a bumbling idiot when it comes to that, so it's okay. Not very Hufflepuff-ish at all. Therefore, what I draw from this story is as follows:

• Frank, Kenny and Tub will use their newfound insights into themselves to make an even greater mess of their lives than they have already made.
• If a friend points a gun at you, don't shoot. Just duck or something.
• Frank and Tub are definitely not Hufflepuffs.