The Game of Life

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 …showed first 75 words of 1651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1651 total…game and a game. The Sober Kid’s reaction to the Mexicans tells us there are two types of games; those played for fun, and those that are played for higher stakes. Benson’s question, “…what make lose shakin’ dice, Kid?” (F.771) is the answer to what the five white mice represent – simply chance. In the end “Nothing had happened.” (F.771) At the completion of the game of life, what does one truly gain? Nothing!