“Game” Written Analysis Background--Barthelme was an artist and sculptor. This fact explains his meticulous attention to giving the reader the setting so realistically. Donald Barthelme “ paints” the setting in the reader’s mind. As Donald artistically puts together the story elements, his creative past shines through. While Barthelme’s view that language defeated itself in that it was no longer effective in communicating, his creative ability to pull so many elements together is evident. The …showed first 75 words of 1284 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1284 total…way to bring America to communism. “Shotwell in black trunks with the Beretta strapped to his right calf” represents Russia no longer hiding their militaristic capabilities or the fact that it is trying to bring the whole world to communism. This is represented by Shotwell straddling the console and trying to access both locks. “Quid pro quo” -something for something, relates to Shotwell’s book. This could be portraying attempts to bring about a treaty.