Brother And Lyman In The Red Convertible

In The Red Convertible two characters are displayed and explained throughout the tale. Henry and Lyman are brothers living on a reservation. Henry is the older brother, and Lyman is the younger brother and the narrator as well. Henry is a young man earning money very quickly with his many jobs that he has earned while Henry was recently laid off from his job at a jewelry store. Throughout the story the author develops both characters through a variety of techniques. Character development was key to making this story the wonderful story it is. Lyman is the younger of the two brothers and he is very different from his brother, Henry. Lyman is entrepreneur and is very successful when it comes to making money and getting jobs. Lyman is very

I had the touch for it, unusual in a Chippewa” (pg.126). He gives examples of him moving up in positions from a waiter to owning the business. You get a sense of this because when Henry goes off into war Lyman takes excellent car of the car and later gives him the car because he always thought of it as his big brother’s car. He keeps the key of the car in his drawer and tends to barrow it even though Henry clearly stated the car was his. The car symbolized their brotherly love for each other. Henry and Lyman went on a road trip taking a hitchhiker to her home town of Alaska. Being on the road with each other you get of sense of how truly close they are as brothers by even taking that long journey. As any other little brother would Lyman tries very crucially to help his brother turn to the way he once was before he left for the war. He intentionally breaks and ruins the red convertible to get the brother to fix it up. This tactic works partially; it does bring back fondness between the two. Lyman is a very observant. He notices the small signs of PTSD that Henry is experiencing. He tries so eagerly to help. Henry demonstrates he is mental ill and Lyman picks up on these