You Killed Kenny. You Illegitimate Child!

In Hunters in the Snow by Tobias Wolff, Frank's character contributes to a rather ambiguous ending. Frank is characterized as a forgetful friend. He forgets what Tub says several times. " 'I guess I wasn't paying attention.' " (Wolff, 196) shows that Frank forgets and does not focus his attention. He then apologizes to Tub about his problem. They begin to have a meaningful conversations at the several rest stops. Frank tells Tub about his wanting to have an affair with the babysitter. Tub explains how he hates being ridiculed for his weight and Frank buys him several pancakes to stuff his face. However, Kenny is still in the truck, waiting to go to the hospital. Frank and Tub forget about Kenny. They do not pay attention to what they are doing. They takes his blankets and end up driving in the opposite direction of the hospital. They barely even acknowledge him at the end of the story. As Kenny thinks that he is going to the hospital, Tub and Frank have completely forgot about his injury and took that turn far back in their journey.