... of chess, where she fought the invisible opponent - her mother. In truth, however, Lindo is not really her opponents. She is the one who has taught Waverly the "art of invisible strength," a method of believing in oneself and succeeding in life. Rules of the Game is actually a chapter about the rules of chess, as well as the rules of life. Waverly is the product of an ambitious mother who ... in life. Ying-Ying told her not to talk to strangers, warning her about bad men who would take her away and rape her. She also told Lena that a bad man lived in their basement, for she wanted to ma...

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... of nature, fertility, spring, rebirth and harmony. The color is associated with the notion of safety. In the U.S.A the color green symbolizes ecology or in a darker nuance, dollars. In Ireland it represents good luck, being the symbol of the country. In China, it means disgrace, green hats are a sign that a man's wife is cheating on him. Muslims consider this color ... sacred, in India it represents the Islam and African green is the symbol of corruption. The significance of the color yellow9; yellow inspires optimism, happiness and lights the inside of a home. Depending on the shades i...

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... and goes to school to become an educated young woman. She then performs the extraordinary of: she marries into society. Many low-class Victorian women would strive for anything to marry a wealthy man. However, Jane is marrying for love. "Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel" It is when she realizes happiness is not ... a sin that she begins to embrace her own nature. Kingston's peculiar writing style requires the reader to struggle along with the protagonist to make sense of the story. While the protagonist's struggle is ... on how she and her s...

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... serve them in many ways. Confucianism had five cardinal relationships. One was between father and son. The others were between ruler and subject, husband and wife, elder and younger brothers, and friend and friend. Confucianism also defined the term gentlemen, to mean a man of moral cultivation rather than a man of noble birth. But, it did not advocate social equality; instead, it minimized ... the importance of class distinctions and opened the way for intelligent and talented people to rise in the social scale. The highest virtue of Confucianism was "ren." It translates into ... did n...

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... promoted. Husband and wife have equal say in major issues such as the children's education, etc. The traditional conjugal felicity (the husband sings and the wife follows) has given way to cherishing the same ambition and follow the same path. Destination and Fate There is a very good word that the Chinese use to explain the relationship between man and woman, -- lot and luck by which people are brought together ... old saying that two people in love are tied together with a thread no matter how distant they are. It is not the legendary red thread that brings the young lovers together, b...

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... Kingston begins to menstruate. Her mother warns her to be careful lest the same fate fall upon her. Kingston, looking back on the story later, thinks about the world in which she was raised, an "invisible world" of ghosts transposed from Chinese rural life into the emigrants' new homes in America. Because Kingston cannot ask about her unnamed aunt "who is referred to only ... warrior, Kingston takes on a traditionally male role, wearing male armor and commanding men who fight under her. She ties her hair up and actually pretends she is a man to intimidate her enemies. It is interesting ...

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