The symbolism of the car also changes between the brothers. Henry returned from the Vietnam War a different person, quiet and never comfortable sitting still. “But he was quiet, so quiet, and never felt comfortable sitting anywhere but always standing and moving (136).” Lyman sees the same stillness and stillness just as in the convertible. After an altercation with his brother Lyman had to figure out how to get his best friend back to normal. “Henry must have known what I was doing. He rushed from the chair and pushed me away, against the wall (137)”. Lyman found a hammer and began damaging the car by hitting the exhaust pipe, removing the muffler from the clamps. “One night Henry was somewhere. I got myself a hammer. I went to that machine and wrote a number on the bottom. Torn to pieces. The exhaust pipe was bent in two. The muffler came off (137)”. According to Lyman the car was in horrible condition, the worst looking car on his reservation. “When I was done with the car, it looked worse than any typical Indian car that has been driven all its life on reservation roads, which they always say are like government promises, full of holes (137).” The damage to the car represents the damage caused by the war to Henry and the damage ratio between the