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In many great literary works, an inanimate object can be as important and sometimes more important than the characters to an author when making his point. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” the cask of amontillado is as, if not more important ....

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.... is the bond that it creates between the brothers. When reading the story, one is led to believe that these two brothers have very little in common other than their blood. Upon the purchase of the vehicle, however, they are brought together by a common interest: the car. Once the bond is formed, for some time the brothers are inseparable. For a whole summer the boys stay out in the car having adventures, meeting new people and furthering the bond that the car has created. When they return from their trip, Henry is sent to war and he leaves the car to Lyman. While Henry is gone, Lyman spends his time pampering and fixing the car. Lyman sees th ....