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Rules of the Game
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"Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan
Introduction
Consider the first seven paragraphs of the short story and answer:
- What do you learn about the narrator in these paragraphs?
- What do you learn about the narrator’s mother in these paragraphs?
- What does Waverly’s description of “the art of invisible strength” suggest about what “strength” means to her mother?
- What do the interactions between Waverly and her mother in the first three paragraphs suggest about their relationship? What “game” is introduced in this excerpt?
The Story
- Summarise the story.
- Identify where the story takes place (city, neighbourhood)
- Identify the main characters.
Setting
- How does Waverly describe her neighbourhood? Provide specific examples.
- What important idea emerges from Waverly’s description of her neighbourhood?
- What does Waverly’s description of her encounter with the Caucasian photographer tell the readers about the story?
Setting
Chinatown, San Francisco, US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMKOq616Yfk
- What do we learn about Chinatown in the video?
- Do the images you see match the picture depicted by Amy Tan in "Rules of the Game"?
Characters
- What does the narrator tell the readers about her family?
- What important idea emerges from Waverly’s description of her family?
Characters
Vocabulary
Check your vocabulary.
Complete exercises on page 28.
Vocabulary
Themes
What are the main themes in "the Rules of the Game"?
Themes
American & Chinese Culture
- What information is given to the readers about Chinese culture in the San Francisco?
- What do the comments Waverly’s mother makes about “American rules” suggest about her expectations of American culture?
- What does Waverly’s description of herself at nine years old suggest about the expectations the American chess community has for Waverly?
American & Chinese Culture
Amy Tan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QishhWj5S10
- What does the interview tell you about Amy Tan's experience as a writer?
- Does this interview affect how you read "The Rules of the Game" in any way? How?
Identity
- How can you define the term "identity"?
- "The Rules of the Game" can be interpreted as a story about a girl's search for her identity. Do you agree? Justify your answer.
Identity
"The art of invisible strength"
Family
- How does Waverly's relationship with her brothers' change throughout the story?
- How do you think Vincent and Winston feel about Waverly's success? Justify.
- How do the parents feel?
Family
Chess
- How does Waverly become interested in chess?
- Why does chess become so important to the main character?
- When Waverly wins her first exhibition games (page 23), her mother claims, "is luck". What is implied by this? What has changed when the mother tells Waverly "is luck" for the second time (page 24)?
Chess
Development
- How does Waverly’s relationship with her mother change over the course of the story?
- What do the two uses of “Hmmmmph” and “Hmmmph” at the beginning of page 26 suggest about how the relationship between Waverly and her mother has changed?
- Who is Waverly’s final opponent?
Development
Research Questions
- Waverly's mother mentions "American rules" several times in the text. What is meant by this? What is the mother's position concerning "American rules"?
- In “Rules of the Game,” to what extent does Waverly meet her mother’s expectations that she master “the art of invisible strength” over the course of the story?
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