In the play, "I Never Sang For My Father" there are many hidden messages and meanings within the writing that a reader may not notice. In many literary works there are small scenarios which show what a person or relationship is really like without even going into depth. The title of this play describes a small section of the book which really shows what Gene and his father's relationship is really like.

Around the middle of the story Gene's father, Tom, begins to reminisce about Gene's childhood. He remembers how he always heard him singing while his mother played the piano while he was in his office working. He said that he always enjoyed listening, but whenever he came down to see them, they always seemed to be stopping. Tom then thinks about how he always told Gene to sing a certain song he liked, but Gene never...