The Game of Life
Stephen Crane’s “The Five White Mice” is a story of chance, a game, and the unpredictability of life. A game is defined as: “A way of amusing oneself. A set of rules completely specifying a competition, including the permissible actions of and information available to each participant.” Life resembles a game in various ways. Both a game and life are governed by a certain set of rules and specific challenges that arise throughout. These rules place boundaries as to what can or cannot be done. One of the challenges that arises is learning to play or live within those determined rules. Because rules are made and not chosen, some win and some lose. Initially the act of playing a game was to entertain. It allowed those in rural areas to socialize while at the same time provided many whom lived in the big cities a chance to escape the stress of everyday hustle and bustle. But is it possible for recreation to change a person’s character and instead of being a part of the game, allow life to become the game itself? The story begins in an American bar in Mexico, where several men are entranced by gambling. These men have become oblivious to the entire outside world to which they make no mention. The “ou
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Approximate Word count = 1613
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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