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    soldiers who are altered by it. The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich contains several examples of such change in the character Henry and how he goes from an average kid to a broken man. The last picture that was taken of him particularly captures this concept. The picture of Henry on the day before his death symbolizes how war can transform people for the worse after suffering from great trauma. At the point of the story where Henry returned from the war the narrator‚ Lyman‚ pointed out how different he

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    Erdich ’s compelling short story "The Red Convertible" depicts the relationship between two Native American brothers and a red convertible. The story begins with the narrator (Lyman‚ the younger of the two brothers) telling the tale of a carefree summer in which the brothers purchase an old convertible and traveled‚ followed by many more encounters the brothers share. Symbolism is used very heavily on this story‚ and as suggested by the title‚ the red convertible is quite important‚ it quickly becomes

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    For Lyman and Henry‚ the narrator and his brother in Louise Erdrich’s short story “The Red Convertible”‚ it was a red Oldsmobile convertible that they shared‚ and it was that car that brought them closer together. They purchased the car together in Winnipeg‚ drove all over the country one summer together‚ and shared a lot of time and memories together

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    9/23/08 Brotherhood and “The Red Convertible” Family is an essential part to the development of every human life. They are there for guidance‚ support‚ and most importantly love. The bond between brothers is a bond that cannot be forged. There are many types of relationships: Husband and wife; Father and son; Mother and daughter; but the bond between brothers is one like no other. In Louise Erdrich’s short story “The Red Convertible‚” Lyman and Henry’s relationship will give readers

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    “The Red Convertible” “The Red Convertible” is a short story by Louis Erdrich‚ in which two native American brothers named Marty and Henry decide to buy a red convertible Oldsmobile together. The two brothers spend much of the summer travelling around together in the car until the older brother‚ Stephan‚ is deployed to Vietnam. When Stephan returns‚ he is not the same and Marty tries desperately to recover their past relationship. The round‚ static‚ perseverant character of Marty in “The Red Convertible”

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    “The Red Convertible”: America After the War in Vietnam “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich is a story about two young brothers named Henry Junior and Lyman Lamartine that have a strong relationship until Henry junior is drafted and sent away to the war in Vietnam. “The Red Convertible” shows that returning veterans face troubles‚ such as problems with family relationships; war changes Henry’s his personality and causes him to have PTSD. The war has messed up Henry Junior’s and Lyman Lamartine’s

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    The stories "Love in L.A." and the "Red Convertible" compares and contrasts in a couple ways. In both stories the car is used to progress through problems and to start problems. The setting‚ plot‚ characters‚ and other factors make both stories have common features and differ. Jake in the "Love in L.A." and Henry from "Red Convertible" both compare dramatically‚ though they contrast also. Settings in both short stories differ from country to city. In both stories the car causes conflict but also

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    In the yellow wallpaper‚ the narrator is the character that the readers feel sad for the most. The narrator is a young wife and mother whose physician husband‚ john claims that she is suffering from depression. He takes her to a rest cure treatment and locks her in a nursery with ’rings and things in the walls’ to ensure a good rest for her. Yet‚ she loses her sanity under the circumstances of John’s excess suppression and the distracting yellow wallpaper in the room. John completely holds the authority

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    wrong. They view them as objects detached from society to carry out the orders of their superiors without fear of coming home safe. However the symbolization of “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien is used in a way that is similar to “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich because they both show that there is much more to it than that. Both stories symbolizes that soldiers aren’t simply mindless emotionless killers but instead they are young men who gave up there life at home to something greater

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    Dear (NAME):    Recently‚ some disturbing information was brought to my attention about one of Lyman Highschool's staff members. While in one of the restrooms I oveheard a convorsation about one of the theachers here at Lyman: Mrs. Neris. The other students were talking about a transgender student (who I personally do not know) and one of the mentioned that Mrs. Neris had given that student a referal for using the boy's restroom. (the student is originally female.) I was absolutely

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