From the beginning of the essay the narrator and her father lived in a house "as if it were the battlefield of the Civil War" (Kennedy 146). The narrator did not agree with his father's political views nor understand his love of guns. Unlike her twin sister, the narrator has a very artistic personality. His personality difference caused the narrator to become frustrated with his father. “Dad and I started fighting seriously when I was fourteen” (Kennedy 147). The author shows that the narrator and her father began to see differently since she was young. The narrator was frustrated with her father's stubbornness and the way she felt she was treated. “My domain was the narrow, cold space known as the music room” (Kennedy 148). The narrator felt alone and excluded from her family because of her difference in opinions. As the narrator's father tries to somehow involve her in his love of cannons and firearms, the narrator notes that they have similar interests. “I thought long and hard about how to convey the dizziness I felt when the cannon fired” (Kennedy 150). Furthermore, the narrator and her father both shared pleasure in the loud noise the cannon made, and although they both had opposing political views, they were involved in politics. The author