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English, 30.06.2019 18:00 sarath30

Read the excerpt below from the short story “rules of the game” by amy tan and answer the question that follows. my mother placed my first trophy next to a new plastic chess set that the neighborhood tao society had given to me. as she wiped each piece with a soft cloth, she said, “next time win more, lose less.” “ma, it’s not how many pieces you lose,” i said. “sometimes you need to lose pieces to get ahead.” “better to lose less, see if you really need.” at the next tournament, i won again, but it was my mother who wore the triumphant grin. “lost eight piece this time. last time was eleven. what i tell you? better off lose less! ” i was annoyed, but i couldn’t say anything. describe the primary and secondary conflicts in the excerpt. then, analyze what motivates each character to act the way they do in the excerpt.

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