In the book "Snow" by Charles Baxter, the narrator Russell went to his brother Ben's room and Ben said that they were going to see a car that had disappeared through the ice of Five Oaks Lake. Russell said his parents wouldn't let them, so his brother, Ben, lied to their parents and told them they were going to Navarre's house. The parents were doubtful but let them go anyway so they headed to the lake, but before going to the lake, they went to pick up Stephanie, Ben's girlfriend. In the story where Russell said, "I want to be cold, so cold that the cold itself has become permanently interesting," I believe this statement symbolizes that he is in a delicate intermediate stage where he abandons his childhood but is not yet an “adult”. This shows that he's in this awkward in-between stage because he feels like he's becoming a man and wants to understand why older kids are so obsessed with thrills, so when he sticks his arm in the snow it symbolizes his transformation of becoming a man, but since he is still a child and not yet a man, he immediately retreats to his warm and comfortable home at the first sign of discomfort he feels. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get an original essay An example that shows him trying to understand the importance of getting a thrill that all older kids are looking for is when Stephanie said, "Well, they either know or they don't know . There's someone there or not, right? and Ben replied, “Maybe they don’t know.” There may be a dead body in the back seat of this car. Or in the trunk. After Stephanie replied, “Oh no” and backed away. Ben then said "I was just teasing you", Stephanie then replied: "Why did you lie to me?" and Ben said, “I just wanted to give you a thrill.” This part of the passage shows that he is trying to figure out what a shiver is for, because when Stephanie asked if anyone had been hurt, Russell had said no because their father had told them earlier that everyone had gotten hurt. escaped the car safely, but his brother replied, "Maybe." implying that there is a dead body in the car. After admitting that he was joking that he just wanted to give her a shudder This confused Russell, why her brother had misled her into believing there was a dead body in the car when they already knew the truth Another moment where Russell tries to understand the meaning of. he thrill was when his brother Russell was driving on the lake and Russell thought, “He was experiencing a thrill and would soon give Stephanie another thrill driving her home on the ice that could break at any moment. did it, regardless. Thrills that led to other thrills. "This also confused Russell a lot because he couldn't understand why they would do something with such poor judgment and things that were so obviously unintelligent, like doing 360s on the ice in his car, which made him feel believe it. Perhaps it was simply “a powerful antidote to boredom.” Finally, another moment where Russell tries to understand the search for new thrills is when Stephanie asked that she could get the attention of Russel's brother and he replied "take off your shoes", so she did. He then asked, “What does it feel like?” » she then said "You will know in a few years." this comment of his implies things.