Answer:
Waverly and her mother portray the discrepancy of generations and cultures, which is one of the central themes of "Rules of the Game".
Explanation:
"Rules of the Game" tells the story of Waverly, an American girl of Chinese descent who is a chess prodigy and who lives, against her will, under the control of a controlling mother.
The two characters are complex and were written in several layers, to show how the generation that each one was born and the culture that each one was submitted to contributes to the friction between them. Waverly, because of American culture and her generation, wishes to have personal success on her own merits, while her Chinese mother and a past generation, believes that success comes from caring and obedience to the country.
