The Red Convertible

1) An Indian reservation where Lyman and his brother Henry live.

2) He thinks that the army completely changed his brother and turned him into a totally different person.

3) Symbolism is an indirect suggestion to express ideas, emotions and states of mind. The red convertible represents Henry. When they first bought it, it was a lot of fun and looked brand new. After a while it got beat up and wasn't as fun anymore, but one night it was just as fun as it used to be when they had first bought it. Then it got stuck in the rushing currents of the river and never came back, like Henry.

4) The Cold War/The Vietnam War had just ended in the 70's, so this would be where the author got most of his story and ideas from.

A White Heron

She felt a connection with the heron because she knew that it was helpless. She knew that the heron depended on her completely. The heron represents and is symbolic of trust. The relationship between Sylvia and the cow was that she felt like the cow Moolly was her best friend. She also loved taking care of her and spending time with her.

Ending: The Body of Christopher Creed

The Body of Christopher Creed was a great book, although I was kind of confused at the end of it. I loved the book, especially the surprise twist ending. In a way, it's almost better that Chris was never found. There is not really any closure in this story at all other than the fact that the body of Bob Haines was finally found after years of people wondering where he had gone.

One theory that I have is that maybe Chris has been standing by watching his hometown and Torey go through all kinds of trouble just to find him. Maybe that is all that Chris wanted to do, just to see how much people actually care about him. Also, Chris may be communicating with Torey secretly through Torey's site. For example, the note that he received on his site came from someone who obviously had a lot to say about the situation and had a fairly good idea of the way things possibly could have really happened with Creed before his disappearance.