Chess endgame

microcosm-macrocosm comparison and characterization to reveal the following authorial attitude: foresight can generate success. Chess as life’s microcosm, Mrs. Jong’s candy restriction, and both Meimei’s trivial and crucial foresights respectively reflect the authorial attitude. Tan uses the title, “Rules of the Game,” to portray the mother-daughter conflict as a game-like competition; Tan explores chess, another ‘game’ where foresight typically produces success, as the conflict’s microcosm to…

life in a box. The title is highly abundant because it related to the motif of a chess game that is about to terminate. 7- Origins: Due to World War the Second, the humanity is devoured and everything lost its prominence. The origin of the play is made up of Beckett’s confrontation with such circumstances. 8- Genre: Samuel Beckett considers that modern man is spiritually detached. This is so explicit in his play Endgame, where he utilizes some concepts of existentialism. Therefore, this is the…

Response When we analyze Samuel Beckett’s work, Endgame, we are able to observe different interpretations. At first glance, the viewer might assume that the purpose of the work was to show a typical family scene, represented by elderly parents, their son already advanced in age and his servant dissatisfied with his labor, but always helpful. If it is analyzed in greater depth, we can find other interpretations such as, seeing the work, from a psychoanalytic point of view, consider it as the mind…

This essay is a comparative study of two Absurd plays. But before we start with the essay let’s look at what the Theatre of the Absurd is. The ‘Theatre of the Absurd’ is a post- World War II concept. The first and the most important playwrights of this movement were Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, Arthur Adamov and Jean Genet. These plays focus on or represent the absurdity of human existence. Absurdity in this context means disharmony or meaninglessness. This style of writing was first used by…

When Waverly became a renowned chess prodigy and champion, the way her mother acted bothered Waverly over time. Waverly accompanied Lindo to the supermarket. Lindo was indirectly flaunting her “face”, or image, but acting humble. This is seen in traditional Chinese confucianism coming…

The Way of Life What exactly is survival? Survival is about staying alive, whether it is physically or mentally. Getting the resources needed to help stay alive, and having the capability of living in harsh conditions can be really difficult. Surviving mentally and physically takes a lot of energy and commitment to help get through tough times. Surviving physically takes a lot of strength, stamina, and knowledge to help keep people from dying. Hunting for food or relying on luck like “Life…

White patriarchy supremacy has not gained the economic, political and military power by making blunders and stupid moves on the global power chess board. We must remember some fundamental rules in chess: Always Think Before You Move, Never Underestimate Your Opponent, Protect your Pieces especially a Couple of Pawns--they can become a Strong Queen in the Endgame. Because, White patriarchy supremacy must be restrain; given that they operate to know, control, downpress, conquer--and…