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"I couldn't fend off the strength of her will anymore, her ability to make me see black where there was once white, white where there was once black"- pg 163

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"I couldn't fend off the strength of her will anymore, her ability to make me see black where there was once white, white where there was once black"- pg 163

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- Chess characteristics
- Managed to distort the way Waverly percived things

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- Chess pieces
- Marriage
- Waverly's mink coat
- Pain
- Confession

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Family
Doubt
Pride
Culture
Traditions
Dissapointment
Denial

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"You can never tell a Chinese mother to shut up. You could be charged as an accessory to your own murder"- 168

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"You can never tell a Chinese mother to shut up. You could be charged as an accessory to your own murder"- 168

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- Very important quote that can be related with all stories.
- Attempt to prove a mother wrong will fail.

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"And then the tournament came and went. And she did not come to me, crying, "Why are you not playing chess?" But I was crying inside."- pg 165

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"And then the tournament came and went. And she did not come to me, crying, "Why are you not playing chess?" But I was crying inside."- pg 165

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- Waverly stopped playing chess to prove a point to her mother.
- Challenged the Chinese convention of  dedication just to defy her mother

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- Waverly and her mother

"In her hands I always became the pawn. I could only run away. And she was the queen, able to move in all directions, relentless in her pursuit, always able to find my weakest spots"- pg 174

- Waverly and Marvin (ex-husband)

"My feelings for Marvin never reached the level of hate. No, it was worse in a way"- pg 169

- Waverly's pregancy

"I almost aborted her, though. When I found out I was pregnant I was furious. I secretly referred to my pregnancy as "growing resentment"- pg 169

- Waverly and Rich

"I was afraid of what I would then lose, because Rich Schields adored me in the same way I adored Shoshana. His love was unequivocal"- 169

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"But now, how could my mother not notice that we were living together, that this was serious and would not go away even if she didn't talk about it? She had to say something."- pg 163

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"But now, how could my mother not notice that we were living together, that this was serious and would not go away even if she didn't talk about it? She had to say something."- pg 163

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- Waverly invited her mother to her house so she could see all the signs that there was a man living with her.
- The phrase "not notice" suggests that Waverly is living behind a constant fear of her mother. This so, that she didn't have the courage of telling Linda herself, but instead, she inteded for her to find out on her own.

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Lindo: Waverly's mother

Waverly: Previously seen as the chess champion (she misses a match and looses her talent)

Rich Shields: Future to be husband whom breaks several chinnesse traditions during a dinner.

Shoshana: Waverly's daughter from first marrige

First Husband: Shoshana's father

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"I loved to win. And my mother loved to show me off."- pg164

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"I loved to win. And my mother loved to show me off."- pg164

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- Linda used her daughter's success to appear more popular and accessible
- Waverly is seen as an object and not as a person.
- Reason as to why Waverly has conflics with her mom all the time, she doesn't feel confortable with the way her mom treats her.

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"And that's what she is. A Horse, born in 1918, destined to be obstinate and frank to the point of tactlessness. She and I make a bad combiantion, because I'm a rabbit, born in 1951, supposedly sensitive, wih tendencies toward being thin-skinned and skittery at the first sign of critism."- pg 161

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"And that's what she is. A Horse, born in 1918, destined to be obstinate and frank to the point of tactlessness. She and I make a bad combiantion, because I'm a rabbit, born in 1951, supposedly sensitive, wih tendencies toward being thin-skinned and skittery at the first sign of critism."- pg 161

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- Reference to Chinese Zodiacs.
- Reason why her mom and her are so different is because of their behaviour and chracteristics