PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Waverly place Jong- antagonist in the story. She is nine years old. She lives in san Francisco Chinatown on Waverly place. In the story she learns how to play chess. She also wins the championship for chess.
Ms. Jong- ms Jong is Waverly jones mother. She also is the mother of Vincent and Winston Jong but they do not have a role in the story.
I think the theme of the story is "parent and child relationships"
The reason I picked that theme is because Waverly Jong in the beginning wasn't getting along with her mother in the beginning of the story, but in the end of the story her relationship started building with her mother.
The setting of the story is San Francisco, Chinatown, on Waverly place drive.
Climax- Waverly's mother boasted her to the world whenever she got a chance, "This my daughter Waverly Jong"(Tan 11). Waverly began growing tired of all the attention. She felt as though she was nothing but a trophy to her mother. Finally, Waverly spoke up to her mother and told her how she felt. Mrs. Jong was very offended. She got very upset with Waverly, and Waverly took off into the dark alleys running from her mother's rath.
MAIN CONFLICTS
- The first conflict is person vs. person
- The reason it is person vs. person is because waverly jong and her mother were fighting
- The second conflict was person vs. self
- The reason it is person vs. self is because waverly jong plays chess and she has to strategize her moves
The point of view of the story is told from Waverly Jong which is first person narrative. First narrative is when a character from the story tells the story.
The mood of the story is excitement and a little bit surprising
My opinion of the story is that it was okay. I like the story because of the content and the conflicts. I didn't like the story because it is about chess and I am not that interested in chess.
Lindo’s daughter Waverly Jong says that when she was six, her mother taught her “the art of invisible strength,” a Lindo’s daughter Waverly Jong says that when she was six, her mother taught her “the art of invisible strength,” a lesson that helped her to become a child chess prodigy. She then begins the story of how her talent emerged: at Christmas, one of the members of the Jongs’ church in Chinatown dressed as Santa Claus and handed out wrapped Christmas gifts, the donations of members of another church. Waverly got a multipack box of Lifesavers, and one of her brothers got a secondhand chess set that was missing two pieces. By offering two of her Lifesavers to stand in for the missing pieces, Waverly convinced her brothers, Winston and Vincent, to let her play.
The winner could eat both candies. Awestruck by what she deemed to be a sort of hidden power within each piece, Waverly closely studied the dog-eared instruction booklet and borrowed chess strategy guides from the Chinatown library. She soon learned that the game hinged on invisible strength in the form of secret traps and keen foresight. After her brothers lost interest in the game, Waverly began playing with Lau Po, an old man who played chess in the park. He taught her many new strategies.
Waverly began to attract attention because of her young age, and she became a celebrity within San Francisco’s Chinatown community. She played in tournaments, and by the age of nine she had become a national champion, 429 points away from grandmaster status. Lindo took great pride in her daughter’s talent, and although she gave her daughter preferential treatment, she also made use of Waverly to feed her own self-pride. She would force Waverly to come to the market with her, presenting her in all the shops.
One day, exasperated, Waverly yelled at her mother in the street, telling her that she was embarrassed by her constant bragging. Waverly ran off, ignoring her mother’s shouts; when she returned later that night, Lindo said that because Waverly had no concern for her family, the family would have no concern for her. ”Waverly went into her room, lay down on the bed, and envisioned a chess game in which her mother was her opponent. Lindo’s pieces were advancing across the board, pushing Waverly’s pieces off; Waverly felt so dislodged that she had a feeling she would fly away; she felt she had lost her anchor. Waverly ends her story with the statement, “I closed my eyes and pondered my next move.
