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Rules of the Game: Amy Tan

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-11 13:08:25 UTC

QD Research: Rules of the game was written in 1986 by Chinese-American author Amy Tan, it is a fictional story drawing elements from the authors life and featured themes present in her life like race, ethnicity, and culture through the character of Waverly Jong, who while is similar to the author is not a direct comparison to the author herself or her life.

Summary:

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-12 12:37:18 UTC

Rules of the Game written by Amy Tan is the story of a young Chinese-American girl named Waverly Jong who becomes a chess prodigy and navigates challenges throughout her life. this story also deals with themes of mother daughter relationships, cultural identity, and struggles finding independance.

Theme: Maternal care

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-12 12:45:37 UTC

"My mother imparted her daily truths so she could help my older brothers and me rise above our circumstances."

Literary Element: Imagery

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-12 12:54:39 UTC

"fragrant red beans as they were cooked down to a pasty sweetness. By daybreak our flat was heavy with the odor of fried sesame balls and sweet curried chicken crescents"

Literary Element: Conflict

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-12 12:56:13 UTC

""Aii-ya. so shame be with mother?" She grasped my hand even tighter as she glared at me. I looked down. "its not that, it's just so obvious. it's just so embarrassing." "Embarrass you be my daughter?" Her voice was cracking with anger. "that's not what I meant. That's not what I said""

Literary Element: Simile

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-13 12:37:38 UTC

"My breath came out like angry smoke. It was cold."

Culture: Chinese-American

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-13 12:52:48 UTC

San Francisco's Chinatown

Chinese children

Chinese bakery

sandlot playground

Culture: Chinese-American

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-13 12:58:37 UTC

menu printed in Chinese

Chinese sayings

medicinal Herb shop

Chinese Baptist Church

Culture: Chinese-American

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-13 12:59:35 UTC

Salted Plums

soup

steamed pastries

dim sum

fried sesame balls

red bean paste

sweet curried chicken crescents

Personal Feelings:

ameliajbbradford — 2025-03-13 13:06:23 UTC

when i read this story i was really fascinated by the descriptions of different foods and environments i found it especially funny when the mother would offhandedly mention something rather gruesome like Chinese torture or Someone being flattened by a car, it was very comedic, i overall though that it was a good read and felt that with the way the story was written that it was very genuine and showed a good amount of conflict between parents that children often face.