Secondary characters would most likely be used in a subplot.
The verb is "trudged".
It's the past simple form of the verb "to trudge" which is a type of a walk, usually slow and heavy as if you have weights on yourself.
This is from the Joy Luck Club im guessing??? the primary conflict is between the narrator and her mother, the contention that comes with arguing weather or not loosing more or less pieces results in a better or worse game. the secondary contention is subliminal. it is the pressure the traditional mother puts on her child to not only win, but to always win. Her mother lived in a place and time where only those who did the best survived. the narrator only wants to win, but is willing to make sacrifices to get there. There is the tension and misunderstanding between these two generations.
