The title
of the chapter “Rowdy and I Have a Long and Serious Discussion About Basketball”
is ironic and humorous in many ways. One reason the title is ironic for the
chapter is because the chapter is only about half a page long (with a big
title), and there were a total of three lines of dialogue in the conversation. Another
reason this title is funny is because Rowdy and Junior’s conversation wasn't very
serious either. Anytime a conversation is only three lines and has laughter, it
is never a serious conversation. When Junior said that he was the person who
beat Rowdy in basketball, Rowdy replied “Ha-ha.” (Alexie, 197). Rowdy’s
laughing shows that he doesn’t take it too seriously that Junior beat him in
basketball, and that it’s not a very big deal. As you can see, the title of
this chapter is the opposite of what the content of the chapter really is, and
the chapter is humorous and ironic for different reasons.
I wonder why the author would name the chapter that ridiculous name when the chapter content is actually the exact opposite of the chapter title.
I agree with everything that was said above. Even though Rowdy and Junior's conversation was very short, it still meant a lot to Junior considering that he hand't talked to Rowdy for a while before that. After the conversation, Junior thought to himself, "Now that might just sound like a series of homophobic insults, but I think it was also a little bit friendly, and it was the first time that Rowdy had talked to me since I left the rez." (Alexie, 98) A conversation like that is normal to the two friends so it made Junior happy to have a normal conversation with his friend who he's been missing ever since he left the rez. Even though the conversation was short, Junior still thought it was meaningful and it made him happy to talk to Rowdy after a long period of time.
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DeleteOh by the way that was Kim ^
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