The Red Convertible Analysis

The Red Convertible Louise Erich’s story “The Red Convertible” is a very interesting story about two Native Americans brothers who have grown up on the reservation where it is peaceful and simple. At the beginning of the story, the two brothers have a strong bond because they were close to each other growing up. One example of their strong relationship is that, they purchased the red convertible car together and they drove it so many places as far as Alaska without knowing where their true destination was. This road trip generated a crucial bond between the two brothers which gave them happiness, excitement, joy and a sense of harmony. Louise Erich’s story gives us the impression that earlier in their live the two Native American brothers had a strong bond and later on they become more distant especially when Henry returns home from war-torn country Vietnam. Throughout the story, Louis Erich …show more content…
Also it can be concluded that red convertible is representing unity of the Henry and Lyman in term of their relationship. Because Henry and Lyman were always doing something productive together with a red convertible car, by driving it and fixing it among others things. “I kept him informed all about the car. Most of the time I had it up on the blocks in. the yard or half taken apart, because that long trips did hard job on it under the hood” (107). This tells us how their live were in the beginning of the story before Henry went to war-torn country Vietnam. Their live were energetic, adventurous and joyful. On the other hand, the red convertible car it can be representing deterioration of the brother’s relationship later on with one other. It is obvious the Henry somehow did not get help he needed from Hospital and other places. He could not copes with his surrounding, as result of all these illness he commit