English, 28.01.2020 01:31 bheam12

Why is waverly drawn to the “elaborate secrets” of chess?

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Meimei becomes interested in chess when her brother gets a chess set for Christmas.

Vincent is given a used chess set at a church Christmas party. It was a donation, and is missing pieces. Their mother tells him to throw it away, but they immediately begin playing with it. Meimei is enthralled.

The chessboard seemed to hold elaborate secrets waiting to be untangled. The chessmen were more powerful than old Li's magic herbs that cured ancestral curses. And my brothers wore such serious faces that I was sure something was at stake ….

As she watches her brother play, Meimei is enthralled. Chess is mysterious and exciting to her. Her brothers refuse to let her play until she offers up Life Savers to replace the missing pieces. The winner got to eat them! She asks Vincent a lot of questions at first, but he teaches her how to play. Curious to know more, she looks up everything else in the library.

She loves the “secrets” of chess, and the advantage that knowing more than your opponent gives you. Before long, she will become a chess prodigy.

One of the most important elements of the story is that once you find something you love, it sets you free. Meimei enjoyed chess, and loved being good at it. It made her an individual and gave her something to be proud of.

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you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.

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