Character Analysis of "The Red Convertible"

Character Analysis
Henry Junior is a character in the story “The Red Convertible.” Written by Louis Erdrich. In this story he has a younger brother who narrates the story and undergoes a big change. Henry is introduced in the story as a good big brother who works hard for his money and helps support his family. In the opening of the story the narrator depicts henry as a well-rounded, good individual who cares for his family as well as others. Henry and his brother gather their money together and go buy a red convertible. This is when we begin to see that Henry is a good brother as well as a hard worker. In the beginning of the story the youngest brother works his way up in the business world starting as a minimum wage worker then continuing on to own a restaurant. This shows the dedication and hard work he has and how he works hard for what he gets and takes care of the things he owns. As he continues in his story he goes back to when his restaurant was destroyed in a terrible accident. After this is when the boys find something they truly love. When the boys buy a car it is everything they could have imagined and more. They drive everywhere together; they take road trips as well as work on the car and take care of it. This shows how much this one thing bonds these brothers together, and how that this one thing changed their relationship and the way they could live there lives. The story begins to change when Henry is called to serve the army in the draft and the boys begin to grow older. The narrator shows some concern about his brother going to the army but is not to worried. He was lucky enough not to get his name drawn and is somewhat relieved about this but is still not happy about his brother. Henry goes off to training and Lyman then takes full responsibility of helping out his family as well as taking care of the red convertible. This shows how henry continues to be responsible and help support the ones he loves. Although he misses henry a lot he