The Sinking of the Red Convertible: Brotherhood and Symbolism; This assignment was an analysis on a short story to write a third person essay 2-3 pages.

What can a red convertible mean to two brothers? Authors know what topic their story is going to focus on when they write it. However, many authors choose not to put it in plain text for the readers. Instead, they give hints and clues to trigger the reader to pull out the topic from the story. One of the main ways authors do this is through the title they give their story. Louise Erdrich named her story "The Red Convertible" for a good reason, to make the readers see how important a red convertible can be. Louise Erdrich uses the red convertible to symbolize Lyman and Henry's brotherhood f…