Character:
There are several examples in the story "Shooting Dad," by Sarah Vowell. The author right away sets up a major character. This character is her gun-lovign father. She starts her story off by explaining to the reader how different she and her dad really is. Then she goes on to describe her dad. She describes a story about when they first moved to montana. Her father heard some crows outside so he grabbed the bb gun, ran outside, and started firing away at them. When the wife yelled at him they don't do that type of stuff here he replied, "Why shooting crows is a national pasttime, like baseball and applepie." She sets up the idea that guns are her fathers whole life, and nothing was going to change that, so she would just have to rebel and back away from the guns her father loves so much. Another main difference she explains is their difference in politics. They always bickered at election time. Her dad even calls her in present days to tell her he canceled out her vote. This shows his joking behavior. Another example that shows her father's character is when at just 6 years old he had hera nd her twin sister take their first shot. He's obviously a man who wants his girls to be like him and love guns. Unfourtunatly, only her sister like the feeling of shooting a gun, she despised it.
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