Abdurahman Osman
English 1712 Composition 2
Literary Analysis #2
10/12/15
Red Convertible
Louise Erdrich’ “Red Convertible” is compelling story of brotherhood between Henry and Lyman and how their relationship changed due to serving his country in the Vietnam War. Red convertible is story full of symbolism and imagery. The theme of the story is the symbolism of the color red, because it shows the relationship the two brothers share whether it’s the car they buy together or henry’s demise with mental illness. Before henry got drafted to the war he was calm and fun person but when he came back After he came back from the war henry changed from the war the united states government neglected henry’s mental illness instead of taking care of a man who put his live on the line for them “By the time I was done with the car it looked worse than any typical Indian car that has been driven all its life on reservation roads, which they always say are like government promises—full of holes.”(109).When he came back Lyman knew only one thing would bring him back to his old self, so he hammered the car so his brother can get his mind of things. …show more content…
Lyman believed working on the car may have him remember some of the things they use to do together “I thought back to times we'd sat still for whole afternoons, never moving a muscle, just shifting our weight along the ground, talking to whoever sat with us, watching things. He'd always had a joke, then, too, and now you couldn't get him to laugh, or when he did it was more the sound of a man choking, a sound that stopped up the throats of other people around him”(108).after henry finished they go back to the red river like they use to before he went to
English 1712 Composition 2
Literary Analysis #2
10/12/15
Red Convertible
Louise Erdrich’ “Red Convertible” is compelling story of brotherhood between Henry and Lyman and how their relationship changed due to serving his country in the Vietnam War. Red convertible is story full of symbolism and imagery. The theme of the story is the symbolism of the color red, because it shows the relationship the two brothers share whether it’s the car they buy together or henry’s demise with mental illness. Before henry got drafted to the war he was calm and fun person but when he came back After he came back from the war henry changed from the war the united states government neglected henry’s mental illness instead of taking care of a man who put his live on the line for them “By the time I was done with the car it looked worse than any typical Indian car that has been driven all its life on reservation roads, which they always say are like government promises—full of holes.”(109).When he came back Lyman knew only one thing would bring him back to his old self, so he hammered the car so his brother can get his mind of things. …show more content…
Lyman believed working on the car may have him remember some of the things they use to do together “I thought back to times we'd sat still for whole afternoons, never moving a muscle, just shifting our weight along the ground, talking to whoever sat with us, watching things. He'd always had a joke, then, too, and now you couldn't get him to laugh, or when he did it was more the sound of a man choking, a sound that stopped up the throats of other people around him”(108).after henry finished they go back to the red river like they use to before he went to