Question

Which paragraph in the excerpt from Amy Tan’s “Rules of the Game” best shows a conflict between two cultures?

Answer 1

There are several examples of conflict between the Chinese and American cultures throughout the excerpt , that being said  the paragraph that shows the biggest clash is the one that leads to the end of the story, This happens because Waverly has grown up in an American place but raised to be Chinese , on the other hand her mom was born and raised in china so she has all of their traditions and learning’s in her mind and she tries to impart them into her children , as the story goes on they grow apart as Waverly becomes this chess prodigy and is supported passive-aggressively by her mom as she only says “its just luck” as Waverly wins match after match, and her mom also encourages her to go into tournaments and becomes so proud of her daughter that she goes shopping with her but buys nothing , she only goes out to show Waverly off to everyone else ,this (and several other actions done by her) makes Waverly uncomfortable  and embarrassed and she ends up running away , but realizing she´s only 9 years old and can’t live on her own , she returns home but now seeing her own mom as her enemy.