In “red versus white” Junior realizes that his parents are great because they listen to him. In this chapter, Junior is talking about how everyone thinks that he loves white people more than Indians now. He explains what he loves about his family. He says, “Ever since I’ve been at Reardan, and seen how great parents do their great parenting, I realize that my folks are pretty good... they make sacrifices for me. They worry about me. They talk to me. And best of all, they listen to me. I’ve learned the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children.” (Alexie 153). Junior realizes that his parents listen to him, unlike the other parents at Reardan, which is one of the best things they can do for him. The irony is that the kids at Reardan can get almost anything they want from their parents, except for getting their parents to listen to them. Junior may be poor, but he has the one thing that the white kids don’t, great parents.
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