Finding a purpose (ft. Beth Harmon)
Beth Harmon from The Queen’s Gambit experiences a coming of age story when she begins playing chess. Through competing in her first tournaments, entering high school, and becoming an adult, Beth changes drastically in her confidence, personal relationships, and dealing with physical maturity. Beth’s experience playing chess has on her confidence and sense of self that she lacks as a child, and chess changes the way she interacts with others and with stressful situations. In her first weeks after being adopted, she has no connection to her adoptive family, sits alone during lunchtime at school, and is bullied by other students. As she hadn’t played chess competitively in a few years at that point, it appears that her self confidence is at an all time low. However, finding success in a chess tournament helps her regain her footing and her attitude towards school and her peers changes. While she was bullied and excluded in school prior to the beginning of her high school chess...