Winters bone features a broken family, the eldest daughter Ree is left to care for her younger siblings when her mother falls ill and father is on the run from the law. In a modern society this may be alarming, but as it is unravelled in the film, it becomes clear that this is common in the Ozark. Understanding the context of the area the film is based in is important to understanding their view of life.
In this sequence we see the children shooting their own food to eat, this is an abnormal necessity for young children however in this society it is required of them.
Your prior knowledge of the context of the film may alter your understanding of their living conditions however it is more important that you take on an active viewing, to fully grasp the realities of their society and hierarchy.
Throughout the film there is no non diegetic sound, the lack of music highlights on the emptiness or loneliness the children feel.
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