“Hunters in the Snow” is about Tub, an over weight hunter who has a lack of self-control when it comes to food. The story begins with Tub waiting to be picked up by his friends, Kenny and Frank, to go hunting. His friends arrive late, but do not care. Over the entire trip, his friends were constantly criticizing Tub’s weight. Every time Kenny or Frank brought up his weight problem Tub would say “It’s my glands” (Wolff 114). All three of these men had a problem with trust and friendship. Kenny was an angry man; Frank was a hippie who thought he was in love

In “Hunters in the Snow” Tub’s pride kept him from telling the truth about his weight problem to anyone. His pride prevented him from being close to his friends and his family. Sylvia was in a drought of pride. In “The Lesson” Sylvia was extremely insecure. The pride of the rich white families and stores made her feel very unwelcome there. In addition, her pride did not want to let Sugar confirm the truth that she was indeed worse off than many others.

Obviously, Both “Hunters in the Snow” and “The lesson” are about pride. True they are about friendship, and trust. But I believe pride is the focus. Tub was able to create a bond between him and Frank by telling him the truth about his weight. He got over his pride. Sylvia needed to discover who she really was, and to be enlightened to the hard facts about the world. These stories both confirm than no one can live with to much pride, but no one can live without any.

After the toy store adventure, Ms Moore tried to get the kids to think deep about it. Sugar responds with a mature response about democracy, despite Sylvia’s attempts to shut her up. Sylvia later ponders a

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