"Rules of the Game"

I liked this story a lot more than I liked "The Life You Save May Be Your Own". I thought it was weird that Waverly was named after the street that she lived on. I've never heard of anyone doing that before, but maybe people really do. I thought it was sort of sad how Waverly was so excited about getting life savers for Christmas. It really shows how much children expect these days. I know many children who would be very upset about getting a few packs of life savers! It seemed strange that some gifts were so nice while others were not. I suppose that this is due to the fact that they are donations from people.

Waverly really liked playing chess. I did not really understand what her mother meant at first when she spoke about "American rules". I wondered if the Chinese have different rules to playing chess. Now I understand what she was saying. Americans have rules, but they don't really know why. Waverly's mom told her that the Chinese would go and find why the rules are the way that they are. I think that this is pretty true. When you play a game and you read the rules, you just follow them. Waverly did not though. She studied chess, and spent a ton of time practicing. You can tell that she is very dedicated, especially because she is so young.

I thought Waverly was sort of using her position. I mean, she made her brothers sleep in another room so that she could concentrate on playing chess. I understand that she needed it to be quiet, but forcing your brothers out of their bedrooms is a bit extreme. She also got excused from many things that her brothers had to do. She did not have to do chores. She was so lucky, but when her mother would try to show her off she would get mad. I think that it was very important that her mother taught her the rules of "the game" or life throughout the novel. Waverly is going to be an amazing person. She is very smart and dedicated. She needed to know that she can't always have what will make life easier for her though.

Comments were made to Alaina (http://a-snurbshe11.blogspot.com/) and Sarah (http://wallaceworldcultures.blogspot.com/).