Comparing The River Runs Through It And The Red Convertible

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The bond of brotherhood is the strongest union any man will ever experience. Brothers can get through any setback as long as they stick together. They can count on one another no matter what the circumstances are. Robert Redford and Louis Erdrich do a great job of showing this bond in the movie The River Runs Through It and “The Red Convertible.” In the movie, The River Runs Through It, Norman and Paul Maclean are faced with many speed bumps in their brotherhood. Paul is the younger brother and the more adventurous of the two. Norman is easily persuaded by Paul and is roped into partaking in some pretty stupid activities. After so long, something in Norman’s mind clicks and causes him to flip out on Paul. He was sick and tired of Paul persuading him to do things he doesn’t …show more content…

Henry is drafted to go to serve the United States in the Vietnam War. Before the war, Henry was an outgoing and lively person and was very close with his brother Lyman. The two of them bought a red convertible together and drove it across the country. The convertible represented the brotherhood bond the two brothers shared and when Henry went to war, it just sat there. Henry wasn’t there to take car of the car and Lyman didn’t want to mess anything up. After the war, Henry was a changed man. He didn’t smile. He didn’t laugh. He rarely talked. All he did was sit in a chair and stare at the TV. Even though Henry had changed, Lyman knew he had to do something to fix their relationship. He knew the only way to get Henry to snap out of his phase was to mess with the red convertible. Lyman tore apart the car and Henry fixed it. After it was fixed, the brothers went for a joy ride to a river. When they arrived at the river, the brothers started conversing just like old times. This just shows that no matter what happens, brothers will always be brothers. Nothing can separate them

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