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"The Red Convertible"

The story "The Red Convertible" written by Louise Erdrich, is about the lives of two Chippewa brothers who live on an Indian reservation and their red convertible olds. Lyman and Henry spent a summer of care free fun together before the tragedies of the Vietnam War took over Henry's mind. Henry was a fun loving free spirit before the war, then became a prisoner of the horrors he had seen, until he freed himself by taking his own life. Henry would never be the same after the war, neither would Lyman.
Henry acted as if he did not have a care in the world, but to have fun and live life to the fullest. The world was full of adventure and laughter waiting to be had. Lyman had said "Henry had two checks – a week's extra pay for being laid off, and his regular check from the Jewel Bearing Plant" (162). The brothers did not care that they spent the last of their money; they had to have that car, and "They took off driving the whole summer" (162). Living on a......

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