Victor's Father In The Star-Spangled Banner

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The main character, Victor’s father of “Because My Father Always said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play the‘The Star-Spangled Banner’At Woodstock”,is the one who lives in the past. When he was young, he attended a peace demonstration, where he is beating up a private and earned him two years in prison.After Victor’s father getting out of prison victor’s father goes to Woodstock to see Jimi Hendrix play“The Star-Spangled Banner.” Based upon this experience, Jimi Herdrix become the most important person in his life, and music became one of the way that Victor’s father can communicate with Victor, after the night of drinking he will tell Victor the story about the relationship with Victor’s mother which Victor’s mother said is not

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