However, this was not done in Waverly’s favor. Waverly felt as if the attention was unnecessary, and that her mom was very selfish to use Waverly’s fame to improve the impression that other people had of her. The mother put all the focus on herself, as
In “Rules of the Game,” the author directs her focus on the strained relationship between an immigrant mother and her daughter born in America but of intense Chinese background. The narrator, Waverly Jong describes her encounter at the marketplace with her mom; who taught her the art of invincible strength. She explains how her mother termed it as a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others stating that the strongest wind never meets the eye. This lesson proves pivotal in Jong’s spectacular chess expeditions that saw her crowned national champion as well as defined the latter`s relationship with her mother, whom she often saw as an opponent. Jong becomes entrapped in her conflicting environments, forcing her to adjust accordingly to both her physical and social environment.
After a long journey and many games, she began to win lots of tournaments against people of all ages. Then, her mother introduced Waverly to the world by showing her off and this made Waverly upset. Waverly proceeded to run away and lost track of her surroundings. When she returned, her family was ashamed of her, displaying no announced resolution. The theme of the short story, “Rules of The Game” by Amy Tan is that the journey is what matters.
She credits her success to her mother’s lesson of the power of invisible strength. She recounts how “my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it at the time, chess games.” (p. 89) Waverly goes on to have a lucrative career as an attorney, while her mother 's power over her gradually wanes reminiscent of the Taitai’s power over Lindo.
Her lips would be sealed tight, and after each move I made, a soft ‘Hmmmmph’ would escape from her nose.” (Tan 240- 241). This piece of evidence shows that Waverly is frustrated with her mom for saying those things to her when she knows that her mom may be right but Waverly knows that game better and tries to explain that to her mom. She also tries to plan out her games at home but her mom is always watching her and seems to be disapproving of her. However, this is not true because if you were to look at this story from Mrs. Jong’s point of view you would see that she just wants to help Waverly and see her succeed.
One time Jeanette was at a springs with her family, and her dad decided she needed to learn how to swim. He threw her into the water and she was struggling and drowning, after the whole epidemic was over she looked around for her mother and when she found her she realized “Mom who’d been floating on her back acting as if nothing were happening”(66). Jeanette had felt that her mother didn’t care about the situation. Jeanette almost drowned and Rose Mary acted like nothing had happened and as if it didn’t matter. Another example of how Rose cares for the children happened when Rex and rose had baby Mary Charlene.
The speaker’s grandmother is originally presented in a way that causes the ending to be a surprise, saying, “Her apron flapping in a breeze, her hair mussed, and said, ‘Let me help you’” (21-22). The imagery of the apron blowing in the wind characterizes her as calm, and when she offers to help her grandson, she seems to be caring and helpful. Once she punches the speaker, this description of her changes entirely from one of serenity and care to a sarcastic description with much more meaning than before. The fact that the grandmother handles her grandson’s behavior in this witty, decisive way raises the possibility that this behavior is very common and she has grown accustomed to handling it in a way that she deems to be effective; however, it is clearly an ineffective method, evidenced by the continued behavior that causes her to punish the speaker in this manner in the first place.
However, she makes a pledge to herself, which she resolves to keep with equal zeal. Lindo’s lesson in balancing duty to one’s parents and responsibility to oneself also links her to her daughter who must learn to revere their heritage and elders without becoming passive, and without giving up their desires and aspirations. Waverly states, “ I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually .. chess games. At home, she said, “Wise guy, he does not go
Without thought she spoke out loud and said, “Have pity for God’s sake!” In return she got a nasty threat, “Be still missy, or you’ll come to the same fate!” In this moment her life had changed. Sophia and her mother
But what inspires such submission to control? The mother and Daughter’s characters are more action that voice. Their only lines of dialog are responses to the father’s dinnertime badgering. The mother appears broken down, a shell of a person struggling to speak. The daughter spite and fire lashing out at the father's insults.
To what extent is the protagonist conditioned by social and physical environment. Rules of the Game is a short story from a critically acclaimed The Joy Luck Club book. The author, Amy Tan, focus is on the strained relationship between an immigrant mother and her American born daughter. The narrator describes her encounter at the marketplace with her mom who taught her the art of invincible strength. She explains how her mother termed it as a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others stating that the strongest wind never meets the eye.
We also know the author is talking about peer pressure because people are lying when tension arises. That is how the two themes in the book intertwine to portray the characters'
She takes pride in her Chinese ethnicity, acting as a role model for her child. Waverly not only learns to have confidence in her culture, but gender as well. Later in the story, a male opponent looks down on her because she is a female. However, she does not let that discourage her, and is triumphant at the end of the game- thanks to her mother’s advice. Waverly’s successes are possible because of the one who gave birth to
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