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Chris Tonkin
12/17/03
The Game of Life
Chess is a game of intelligence as it requires foresight in anticipating your opponent’s moves. In India, the caste system makes life seem impossible at times, and life may be a game at best. ... They each have their own intentions in life and are striving to accomplish their desires, but all are bound by society’s rules. This “game,” as we call it, truly defines the obstacles in life. The four main characters: Maneck, Dina, Ishvar, and Om, come from vastly different backgrounds, but they all have this life game in common. The rewards and penalties vary greatly among the players, but no one receives an easy time through life. ... Soon his life changes as his parents send him away to school in order to receive a higher education. Maneck’s game changes from aspiring to run the family store to trying to gain the respect back from his father. ... Maneck’s parents are overly harsh on such a young boy, and they do not allow him to have any say in his life. ... Maneck calmly walks past these two who were such a huge part in his life, but he cannot overcome his uncertainty with how to react to their drastic change. ... She takes a huge risk, but makes a giant move in winning the game of life by setting out for success. ... This makeshift family cannot last forever because the characters all have to move on in life, and Dina abruptly is left alone with no husband to take care of her. ... Since Dina rebelled from Nusswan in acquiring a well-off husband, she ends up making a fatal move; she ends up where she started her life game in order to escape Nusswan.
Approximate Word count = 1435
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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