"Because My Father Always Said ..." & "The Only Traffic Signal on the Res"

1. Check books
2. What does it mean to annotate?
3. Discussion

Because My Father Always …

1. Describe Victor’s relationship with his father?

2. Why do you think Victor’s father was so adamant about saying he was the only Indian to see Hendrix play at Woodstock? What did it mean to Victor’s father to say he was there? What does Jimi Hendrix symbolize to the narrator?

3. By the end of the story, how has Hendrix's symbolism changed for the narrator? For his father?

The Only Traffic Signal …

1. What is the meaning, the value of basketball on the reservation?

2. Summarize what happens to Julius Windmaker in 3-5 sentences.

3. How does the broken traffic light serve as a metaphor for life on the reservation.