Waverly Cultural Standards

I can relate to the cultural standards of Waverly in the “Rules of the Game”. I relate to their cultural standards by the expectation of the parents, the pride of the culture, and a sense of honor in the family. When Waverly won another tournament, her mother states, “Next time win more, lose less… ... Lost eight piece this time. Last time was eleven. What I tell you? Better off lose less!” (Amy Tan 6). Waverly’s mother explains to her that loosing pieces i not wanted to win and less should be lost. She later patronizes Waverly for not keeping enough pieces compared to before. Waverly’s mother expects that Waverly should always be aiming for less loses and sees that if makes a better win. Waverly does indeed feel annoyed from this. From what

Waverly’s mother captures this perfectly when Waverly asks about Chinese torture, “Chinese people do many things,’ she said simply. ‘Chinese people do business, do medicine, do painting. Not lazy like American people. We do torture. Best torture” (Amy Tan 2). Waverly’s mother explains that Chinese people do many fields of study. In her own opinion she states that the Americans are lazy, making the Chinese much better the stated fields. By her and the culture’s belief, the culture surrounding these skills is very prideful. Prideful in that they are the best of the best, without anyone to be beaten by. Waverly is enforced into thinking that they are the better of cultures compared to Americans, and she takes this into note but does not keep to it like her mother. This pridefulness is seen in my Filipino culture often. My family believes that the American culture comes second best to noone, however, they also believe that American culture is extremely wasteful and in-considerate of others. My mother has specifically stated that Filipinos are best when it comes to working hard-labor when she compares to American aspects. Unlike Waverly, since I associate more with American culture over time, I never considered the pride of my culture when it is compared other cultures; even feeling angry when the pride is valued over getting along. The pride of my