Red_Convertible_-_By_Louise_Erdrich

Red Convertible - By Louise Erdrich Perceptions & Deceptions: Life before and after Vietnam for Henry Have you ever wanted to take the summer off from work and escape from reality in order to travel around the world without having any worries' Well this is what Henry and Lyman in the “Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich decided to do one summer. Henry and Lyman are two brothers who grew up on the Indian reservation. They perceive life on the reservation as an ongoing circle with a harmonious atmosphere. During their trip to Montana and Alaska Henry and Lyman’s idea of a carefree life is only reinforced, but when Henry is sent to Vietnam this perception is surpassed by a new reality and changes Henry’s reactions to the surrounding circumstances. Henry and Lyman grew up on the reservation where life was peaceful and harmonious. The two brothers had a very close relationship growing up together and were able to expand their adolescence and simplicity with the purchase of the red convertible. A red convertible was not the typical car you would expect to see on the reservation but Henry and Lyman saw the car and bought it on a whim. They traveled to many different places with red, comfortable, henry, car, lyman, reservation, war, vietnam, never, life, summer, finally, erdrich, change, brothers, two, trip, time, reality, noticed, home, henry’s, harmony, even, convertible, carefree, came, wanted, though, take, sense, places, one, montana, left, brother