Lyman Character Analysis

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In the 1974 year, Lyman tells about the Red convertible. Lyman and Henry buy a red convertible Olds-mobile when they were in Winnipeg. They took their car on a road trip and travel around Montana. In Montana, Susy named girl asked for a ride to Alaska then they drove to Alaska where Susy's family welcome them and they stay rest of their summers. They enjoy and have a lot of fun there. Before winters they return to their homes and Henry was marine so military send him to Vietnam in 1970 for a war before that Henry handover the keys of the car to Lyman. Vietnamese kept him as prisoner which makes him mentally upset. After three years Henry returns from a war and unprisoned, he was totally changed because he was no more funny and talkative. Lyman

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