Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock | Themes
War
The story describes both physical and cultural wars. Victor references actual wars, such as Vietnam, when he remembers how his father beat a guard at a peace demonstration. In the photograph of the event, Victor notes his father’s warlike appearance, saying, ‘‘my father is dressed in bellbottoms and flowered shirt, his hair in braids, with red peace symbols splashed across his face like war paint.’’ Later, when Victor tells his father that ‘‘my generation of Indian boys ain’t ever had no real war to fight,’’ Victor’s father says that he is...
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