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Summary Of The Red Convertible By Louise Erdrich

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In the short story The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich the author uses symbolism to reflect the relationship between the two brothers and the conflict of the story.In the story the red convertible is a symbol for the bond between Lyman and Henry how close this they were. In the story Henry and Lyman use their hard earn money to pay for the red convertible they do everything together and the car is always there.This show how they were willing to share the responsibility of the car together.When they decided to take this long unplanned trip together it’s show how much of a strong bond these two brothers have. When they get back from there trip and Henry prepares to leave to serve in the war he give his brother Lyman his keys to the car that

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