“It was at least three years before Henry came home. By then, I guess the whole war was solved in the government’s mind, but for him it would keep on going.” In the story, “The Red Convertible”, Louise Erdich paints a tale of a young war veteran and his relationship with his brother, Lyman. As the story plays out, it is conveyed that while Henry returned home traumatized by all he had seen, Lyman was negatively affected by the unravelling of their friendship. As mentioned in the beginning of the story, Lyman was always the lucky one. From a very young age he could be found working at various odd jobs, and by the age of sixteen he owned a café. When a tornado destroyed his source of income, instead of looking for a new job or re-opening the
