In "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan the message or big idea is about the importance of independence as well as restraint.
<h3>What is the message in the story, Rules of the Game?</h3>
"Rules of the Game" is a short story by Amy Tan in which the main character, Waverly, is in conflict with her mother. The story is about the importance of both independence and restraint.
Waverly is an American girl but the daughter of Chinese immigrants. She values her independence and wishes her mother would stop interfering in her life and parading her to others.
Waverly's mother, on the other hand, values restraint and sees the strength there is in staying silent. She tries to teach Waverly that, but the two end up fighting in the story's climax.
Two details from the story that support the explanation above are:
"Bite back your tongue," scolded my mother when I cried loudly..."Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don't you learn to play chess?"
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