Chess isn't really something I would want to do in my spare time. When I started to read this short story I was already not into it. The more I read it, though, I started to get interested in it. I was just thinking the entire time, wow this poor girl. Her parents pushed her way to hard. It is nice to have a little motivation, but they took it to a whole different level. I do not agree with how Waverly's parents are bringing her up. She doesn't have to do anything around the house. He schedule consists of practicing chess everyday. It was cool that she could beat older people that were amazing at chess, but she is missing out on her entire childhood. Her parents are making her grow up way to fast. This does actually happen in society today. It is all over television. Young child actors/actresses become huge stars. Their parents force them into adulthood at a very young age. All that the parents want in this situation is money. It seems like they care more about their money than what happens to their children. In many cases, these child stars end up getting involved in drugs and partying. I don't understand how you can watch your child's life rot away. Money is nice to have and everything, but there are more things to life than money. I was glad to see that Waverly did what she did. If I were in her position I would have done the same. He parents drove her to it.
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I agree pretty much 100% with you. I don't like chess, but the story grew on me too by the end. I am glad she stood up for herself. There is no reason that he mother should be pushing her around like that and showing her off. She was only nine years old or something. The whole point about the child actresses and such is so true. There are tons of children that are being pushed and bossed around by their parents, even if they hate what they are doing. I am sure kids have loved acting or modeling or whatever, and then they end up hating it because their parents push them around.
I agree with pretty much everything you said. I was also not into it when i first started, because it was about chess and I thought it was going to be boring. I was wrong though and i should not have judged it that early, because it turned out to be pretty good. I agree that the mother is raising her kid completely wrong and I feel bad for the poor kid. It is kind of unfair that she does not have any chores to do around the house, and her brothers have to do everything. She loves chess, but her mom should just let her practice whenever she wants and not force her to practice every single minute of her life.
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