In the short story, The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich, we are introduced to two brothers by the name of Lyman and Henry. The story takes place in North Dakota on an Indian Reservation where the two brothers and their family both live. Throughout the story we are introduced to two main symbols such as The red convertible car and the red river which impacts the two brothers journey. The Journey in which the both brothers part take in, brings us through their quest or also known as their happy times, the Vietnam war years, and finally the post war period. During the two brothers quest: happy times, they were at their best moment as one. Lyman from a young age loved the idea of working and making not only his own money,
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Although Henry showed signs that he neglected the car he also showed signs that he missed it, for example the Arthur used metaphors for when Henry was sitting in a chair as if he was sitting in a car, such as “…gripping the arm rest with all his might as if the chair its self was moving at high speed and if he let go at all he would rocket forward and maybe crash…”. Lyman noticed and decided to purposely destroy the car so that Henry can assemble it back together, giving him something to work on . When they were able to drive it, they drove it to the river first, because the river is an indication of freedom and just how far the current can take you. Henry’s boots filled up with water after jumping in, just like it was mentioned earlier when his boots filled up with water and he was able to buy the car from Lyman. The only difference Lyman gave Henry the car by letting it roll right into the river, this demonstrates a brotherhood so tight, because although Lyman did not jump in, a piece of him is the red convertible car, the symbol of blood between brothers. The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich Often times, an inanimate object can be as important and sometimes more important than the characters of the story. In my opinion "The Red Convertible," the car
Although Henry showed signs that he neglected the car he also showed signs that he missed it, for example the Arthur used metaphors for when Henry was sitting in a chair as if he was sitting in a car, such as “…gripping the arm rest with all his might as if the chair its self was moving at high speed and if he let go at all he would rocket forward and maybe crash…”. Lyman noticed and decided to purposely destroy the car so that Henry can assemble it back together, giving him something to work on . When they were able to drive it, they drove it to the river first, because the river is an indication of freedom and just how far the current can take you. Henry’s boots filled up with water after jumping in, just like it was mentioned earlier when his boots filled up with water and he was able to buy the car from Lyman. The only difference Lyman gave Henry the car by letting it roll right into the river, this demonstrates a brotherhood so tight, because although Lyman did not jump in, a piece of him is the red convertible car, the symbol of blood between brothers. The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich Often times, an inanimate object can be as important and sometimes more important than the characters of the story. In my opinion "The Red Convertible," the car