"The Red Convertible"

1. theme

1.1. idea

1.2. A major theme in this story is nostalgia. The car symbolizes and reminds Lyman and Henry of when they were younger. They use the car and the trip to try to bring them back to when their life was simpler.

1.3. Trying to get back the past.

2. setting

2.1. On an Indian reservation in North Dakota

2.1.1. "I was the first one to drive a convertible on my reservation" (page 358).

2.2. working on the car gives lyman feels like he has something to do.

2.3. He is gone as being fun-loving. He is now jumpy and mean.

3. characters

3.1. Lyman

3.1.1. narrator

3.1.2. Age:15+

3.2. Henry

3.2.1. He was not the same after returning from the army. "When he came home, though, Henry was very different, and I'll say this: the change was no good" (page 361).

3.2.2. narrator's brother

4. plot

4.1. inciting incident?

4.2. I guess you could say when Henry came home from army/military (when everyone notices his change.)

4.3. subplots?

4.4. Traveled all over the world in the convertible. Met new people who they helped along the way. Visited sights they've never seen before.