``Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play `The Star- Spangled Banner' at Woodstock" written by Sherman Alexie is a short story about a Native American family that goes through a separation between the mother and the father in which the son remembers and narrates the kind of relationship his father had with his mother and with him. The story is narrated by the son named Victor as he remembers his father's life, personal experiences, and the conflicts he had with his mother. When the story begins, Victor talks about how his father got in prison for two years and how it changed his personality. As the story goes on, we learn that Victor has grown up in a household defined by violence, alcohol and no communication with his parents at all; however, the music of Jimi Hendrix took an important...