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Symbolism in “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich

In this analytical essay, a student looks at symbolism in The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich. The student discusses the relationship between the brothers Henry and Lyman Lamartine and how their relationship changes after Henry serves in the Vietnam War.
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Angela's feedback:

"You put together a thorough analysis of how the red convertible symbolizes Henry and the devastating effects of war on soldiers and their families. However, keep in mind that the word “war” should be capitalized when it’s being used to refer to a specific war such as the Vietnam War. Moreover, standard practice is to define an abbreviation such as PTSD before you use it. This can be done by writing the term out in full followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis the first time the term is used in the work. Thereafter, the abbreviation should be used in the essay. A comma should come before a closing quotation mark. Meanwhile, there are many problems with individual words as seen with the use of “weary” instead of “wary,” “bothers” instead of “brothers,” and “ones” instead of “once.” Your paper would look neater if the first line of each paragraph was consistently indented by half an inch, and your page number header should be aligned flush right instead of being centered."

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