In the text “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan, Waverly, the main character matured faster due to her Chinese cultural value being humble. Being humble is a value that is hard for a kid to learn, so for her to learn it at a young age she has become more of an adult. Since it is more of a mature value, Waverly was forced to grow into an adult faster than other kids her age. When Waverly was young she thought she was, “like most other Chinese children who played in back alleys of restaurants and curio shops, I didn’t think we were poor” (Tan 2). When kids are forced to play in alleys, it’s a pretty good indicator that the kids are less fortunate. But since Waverly has the cultural value of being humble, she doesn’t think she is poor, being humble
