Hunters in the Snow

"But he was wrong. They had taken a different turn a long way back." -pg. 201

These last two sentences of the story give the plot a final twist. The characters do not know that they are not on their way to the hospital. The author gives us this twist to characterize the characters after the events in the story. The purpose of this twist is to show the new friendship of Tub and Frank. It also shows how careless the three are. The carelessness of Frank and Tub towards Kenny's injury makes us think that Kenny was not a well-liked person to begin with. The events in the plot also support this characterization. The new-lasting friendship of Tub and Frank and them leaving Kenny in the back show the changes made in the two characters throughout the story.