The Red Convertible | Henry Lamartine's Journeys
In the following essay, Korb discusses what the red convertible represents to Henry Lamartine on each of his journeys.
In Erdrich's story ‘‘The Red Convertible,’’ Henry Lamartine makes three memorable journeys off the Chippewa reservation. The first journey, which he takes with his brother Lyman, is a pleasure-filled jaunt around the western part of the United States. The next time he leaves the reservation he is sent to fight in the Vietnam War. His third journey is his last; he travels with Lyman to the Red River to commit suicide. These trips all differ greatly, but the presence of the Lamartine brothers' red convertible ties these journeys together.
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