The Rules of the Game by Amy Tan In "The Rules of the Game," a short story about a young Chinese-American girl, Waverly Jong, embarks journey to become a chess master. Waverly's mother believes she is a key component during this journey. Even though the mother actually has no true role in Waverly's adventure, she continues to believe it is her as the one who is succeeding. This belief is a necessity for Waverly's mother because she has nothing for herself. Waverly's mother has to live through
Chess Chess is one of the oldest games still played today. It began in India probably in the 6th century. This game spread throughout Asia and later into Europe around 900. Chess went through the evolution of different pieces, boards, and rules, and did not settle until the 19th century. When it did stop its evolution, chess was left with chivalric European names for its pieces. At this time, chess, was known all over the world, and people began to play for championships. This game with
It seems since the beginning of time people have been playing the game of chess as a hobby or pastime. There are strict rules to the perplexing game and a considerable amount of thought is put into each move. In recent years it has gained a considerable competitive edge unlike before, as well as the respect to call it a sport by some. Although chess is widely recognized, in the end it is only a game. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a familiar name to many. Soon they are to decide which
Argument paper The board game chess is considered a sport, so if chess is a nonphysical activity such as chess is could a sport then why can’t videogames be. That sounds very unfair to me. People say that videogames should not be a sport because it has no physical activity in it, but what they don’t know is how much practice, skill, and strategy needed to be good at a videogame. The bored cChess is not a physical activity but the game is called a sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Dzak English III, 2B 22 April 2014 Taken Too Far: An Analysis of “Rules of the Game” Some people say that the love between a mother and her daughter is forever; but what about the understanding? In the case of Waverly Jong and her mother in the story “Rules of the Game,” by Amy Tan, there is much miscommunication and misunderstanding. The story is set in mid-1950’s Chinatown and as the story opens, it is Christmas time. “Rules of the Game” is the telling of how a little girl learns to be more independent
telling readers the rules and guidelines on how to play it. This can be proved to be a game using the definition of a game as said in Homo Luden. Huizinga states that a is game is a set of
power and success in one thing or another. However, some people take this power to an advantage, and it becomes the only thing they care about. In "Rules of the Game", by Amy Tan, Waverly is a very gifted chess player. She plays in local tournaments that soon turn into national tournaments, and gradually loses connection with her family to her chess career. Waverly mistakenly breaks apart her relationship with them, especially her mother. Tan believes that no one should take advantage of power over
Tan explained the feelings of Waverly through an important symbolic imaginary chess game as she wrote, “My white pieces screamed as they scurried and fell off the board one by one. As her men drew closer to my edge, I felt myself growing light” (508). This showed how Waverly felt about the relationship with her mother and how she
Castles and Kings Chess, which is believed to have originated in India, has come a long way since it’s earliest record and perhaps violent history. Since it’s origin, chess has undergone a few changes. One of the biggest changes in chess is the switch from classical openings to a new style referred to as hypermodern openings. Before you can understand this change, you must know about the history, rules, and strategy of chess. There are many theories about the origination of chess. The most popular
Concession in Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club "Sometimes you have to lose pieces to get ahead," explains the narrator of "The Rules of the Game," a lost piece from Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club that has arguably achieved greater readership through its appearance in numerous anthologies (505). "The Rules of the Game" pivots around the concept that one may triumph in a win-lose situation through a concession. Narrator Waverly Jong recounts applications
The Rules of the Game, that teaches us about how pushing someone too hard can make them fail. In the short story it is about a girl name Waverly who finds many strategy to win in the game of chess. She has been in many tournament and win many games, but then something big happened. Waverly’s mom keep using her to show off and she told her mother she quit. After she said she will get back to playing chess, because of her mother’s one word it can ruin all of Waverly’s confidence in playing chess. Now
was marked out like a large chess-board. In Carroll’s novel, Through the Looking Glass, he bases the book off of a chess game, and there are many different elements throughout the
chose two that really spoke to me and were definitely worth the read. These two stories are Amy Tan’s “Rules of The Game”’ and Sandra Cisneros, “Only Daughter”. I choose to analyze these two stories in their socio-economic setting in terms of the notions of success, and compare and contrast how the main characters deal with these conflicts in their lives. Through comparing and contrasting Tan’s “Rules of The Game” and Cisneros’ “Only Daughter”, it is evident that their
economical situation. They may have been able to get by well, but to outsiders they appeared as if they needed help. Also, details about the chess terms that she learned from Lau Po in the park enforced the realistic aspects of the short story; Waverly was learning chess, and she was learning more and more each day. The setting of where she played chess transitioned from the kitchen table, to in the park, to national tournaments. Each of these places were also thoroughly described from the immediate
Chess is an immensely complex game which is the basis for its enjoyment. It includes many unique pieces with their own specific moving patterns. Chess also has numerous rules and scenarios which keep the game fresh and interesting. Due to the various moving patterns and rules, it leads to a particularly complex game. Although it is complicated, it becomes easier with practice and experience. Keep reading and you will be a chess master in no time. Setup When playing the game of chess, the setup is
somewhat normal social life. My primary aim has not yet been accomplished, but my chess understanding has improved significantly. I have progressed from a“Class E”to an“Expert”level player, but not without a few lessons learned along the way. Over the past four years I have asked myself, how do great chess players really become great? Malcom Gladwell's“Outliers”responded with the answer: the 10,000 hour rule. As a chess player, I am reminded that even Bobby Fisher
for everyone but humans are greedy. Some short stories show this aspect of greediness, “The Rat Trap” by Selma Lagerof explains of a poor greedy man who has to steal to sell his rat traps. In “Rules of the game” however, it is about a Chinese mother who wants her daughter (who is new to America) to win at chess, badly. Another short story, “Pig”, shows the tale of a man befriending a pig, but in the end the pig is ran over by his own best friend and he eats the pig after, why waste? All of these short
According to Gladwell success emerges through a matter of circumstances. In his novel Outliers, Gladwell argues that the 10,000 Hour Rule is an important asset to becoming successful because it allows for the individual to master the skill he or she is trying to succeed in. He states that in order for one to master a certain skill, they must have practiced it for a minimum of 10,000 hours. I agree with Gladwell’s theory in which one becomes successful due to the external variables, like circumstances
life. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers, he ultimately states that a specific number of hours someone needs to practice before they can become successful. Gladwell is not completely wrong; however, his strong claim and evidences for the 10,000 hour rule can be proven false. Many researchers have looked into lives of successful people and people who aren’t as successful. Among their research they have also conducted surveys giving them a chance to compare the hours of practice between individuals.
The movie I chose was very interesting and very entertaining. This movie was about chess—a game about smarts and staying a step ahead of your opponent—Life of a King. This movie is slightly predictable, but intriguing. It is based on the true story about an ex con artist Eugene Brown who turned into a youth mentor for a bad school. The drama throughout this story was very intriguing however it was predictable. Intense to a certain extent, the movie hits all of the notes that will be told for the