The Red Convertible Analysis
Essay Topic #1: The Growing Distance between Family Members
Louise Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible” and John Cheever’s “Reunion”, both use symbolism to reveal the growing distance between the main characters. However, this fictional technique is used and appears uniquely in both works. In the “Red Convertible” the car is one solitary symbol that represents the brothers’ relationship but in “Reunion” the places the father and son visit resembles their growing distance. Even though the symbols function differently the symbolism leads to a severing of relationships. When Henry leaves for the Vietnam War, Lyman stores the perfectly intact car in the garage reminiscing the time they spent together travelling the continent in it. The New York
Louise Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible” and John Cheever’s “Reunion”, both use symbolism to reveal the growing distance between the main characters. However, this fictional technique is used and appears uniquely in both works. In the “Red Convertible” the car is one solitary symbol that represents the brothers’ relationship but in “Reunion” the places the father and son visit resembles their growing distance. Even though the symbols function differently the symbolism leads to a severing of relationships. When Henry leaves for the Vietnam War, Lyman stores the perfectly intact car in the garage reminiscing the time they spent together travelling the continent in it. The New York