The Red Convertible
Louise Erdrich, the author of ‘’ The Red Convertible ‘’ is known as an American author that loves to include Native American characters and settings in her own stories. ‘’The Red Convertible’’ is a story that reveals a strong bond between two North American brothers, Henry and Lyman Lamartine. Further in the story, Henry leaves for the military. After 3 years, he returns home and he was a completely different person. The bromance seem to fall apart after Henry came back from war and Lyman still had hopes that he can bring the old Henry back. At the end of the story, the two brothers were bonding just like the old times. After a brotherly good time Henry walked into the river and drowned. The author uses symbols and metaphors to illustrate the theme of the story which is a brotherhood. Every story has symbols that mean something really important. It can be anything as long as it has a meaning to the story. In ‘The Red Convertible’’, the most prominent symbol would be the red convertible. The car played a big role in this short story since it meant more than a car to the two brothers. When they both saw the automobile, they both seem to have…show more content… Erdrich presented many metaphors that show similarity to Henry's state. When Henry left to join the war in Vietnam, he was a genuine person, someone that smiles, that’s funny and positive. The moment he returned back home from war, he has become a totally different person as in he was the opposite of what he was before leaving. As a solution of bringing the old Henry back to who he was before going to war, Lyman thought it was a good idea to ruin the car since the car meant something to him. Henry eventually takes notice of the wrecked convertible, and he confronts Lyman. He
