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.
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