The Struggle In Waverly's Divorce

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Rose’s weakness and Waverly’s past wounding manifest problems in their marriages; however, addressing the root of their issues alongside their mothers, both women are able to solve their problems. Sharing a lack of sturdy fiber, or wood, with her mother, Rose has been told from a young age to stand beside An-mei or she will “grow crooked and weak” (191). Her rejection of this simple wisdom causes the forewarned weaknesses to bleed into her marriage where being a ‘pushover’ is a primary cause for her divorce. Lacking decision making experience, she is a child trying to make sense of the murky waters she has been thrown into - for the first time - without guidance. Comparatively, Waverly was a chess champion as a child who - after quitting in

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