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Characters

  • Waverly is round and static, with traits including happiness, doubt, confusion, determination, etc.
  • Waverly's brothers are flat and static; they aren't involved much in the story other than in the exposition and
  • Waverly's mother is round and static; she is part of the entire story, and somewhat many traits are displayed about her such as how strict and impulsive she can be. She gets surly when she doesn't have her way.

Point Of View

The story is told in 1st person, using pronouns such as "I" and "we".

Literary Elements

  • Dramatic Irony: We know where Waverly runs off too but her mother is clueless
  • Setting: Waverly Place
  • The story mainly uses indirect characterization.
  • The story has no antagonist. The protagonist is obviously Waverly.
  • Man vs. Man conflict: Waverly and her mother, Waverly and her chess opponents
  • Man vs. Self: Waverly worrying about what she will have to do to deal with going home

Summary

Waverly Jong is a young Chinese girl living on Waverly Place with her mother and her two brothers. She is taught the "art of invisible strength" by her mother when she is 6. One Christmas, her and her brothers receive a used chess board as a gift. Their mother suggests they throw it away, but instead they learn to use it. Waverly then decides to learn all about chess and she is helped by an old man named Lau Po. As she gets better at chess, her brothers quit and she goes on to participate in chess tournaments. One day, she and her mother are at the market, and her mother brags about her. Waverly does not like how her mother always brags about her, so she decides to confront her mother, and during the altercation with her mother, she runs away. She returns home for dinner and goes to bed, only to run away again, contemplating her next move.

Plot Parts

Trivia

  • Waverly's traditional name in the story is Meimei or literally "little sister" in English.
  • Waverly is taught the art of invisible strength when she is 6.
  • As Waverly continues to participate in larger and larger chess tournaments, her brothers were faced with the duties of her chores.
  • Waverly's family is new to America, so her mother does not like to live and act by "American rules".
  • In her first and second tournament, Waverly's mother comments about her losing chess pieces (by her opponent) in the match.
  • When Waverly runs the first time, she runs to an alley, but her mother has no clue where she is

Exposition: Waverly Jong is a young girl who lives in San Fransisco's Chinatown with her two older brothers and her mother.

Rising Action: Waverly becomes a great chess player and her life at home changes as she progresses through chess

Climax: Waverly confronts her mother about showing her off.

Falling Action: Waverly runs then comes home only to be shunned, and runs away that night.

Resolution: Waverly is a runaway child, planning her next move to deal with her ever changing home.

Literary Elements

Continued

  • Protagonist: Waverly Jong
  • No antagonist
  • Possible Theme: Strategy is key to life.

Waverly Jong: Rules of the Game

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