Dishonor, Disgrace, Despair

called to draw their slip from the black box for their family. No one is allowed to look until everyone has drawn. There is eagerness amongst everyone as they all await the last family to be drawn. Then Mr. Summers holds up his paper and allows the others to examine theirs. Up until this point Ms. Jackson has lead us to believe that this is to be a joyous occasion to be celebrated, but as the Hutchinson's realize they are somewhat of what you might call the winner you realize that there is something wrong going on you just do not grasp what it might be. A slip including the one Mr. Hutchinson drew are placed back in the black box; one for each family member. As Mrs. Hutchinson screams that this is not fair; each family member must draw again. Mrs. Hutchinson draws the winning paper. Everyone surrounds Tess Hutchinson. When all of a sudden the stones that the children had gathered are thrown; hitting her in the head and all over her body as she screams in despair "it isn't fair, it isn't right. Not only are the town's people dishonoring and disgracing themselves her family are the truly disgraced and dishonored as they themselves heave rocks at their wife and mother doing nothing at all to save her.
             "Hunter in the Snow," Tobias Wolff uses a dissimilar approach than Chopin, but Wolff uses similarities of exploitation as did Ms. Jackson only Wolff's is a twist of dishonor, disgrace and despair.
             As Tub, Frank and Kenny take off on their hunting trip, Kenny being the most obnoxious and the joker of the bunch; they come across deer tracks which they follow and leads to posted land. Kenny of course wanted to ignore the sign and go after the deer, but is outvoted by Frank and Tub. They head back to the truck and come upon a farmhouse; where the owner of the land lives. Kenny went to ask permission from the farmer to hunt the land while Tub and Frank waited outside. Kenny gave the thumbs up....

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