Barry liked playing board games, but he hated losing. He hated losing so
much that he would do whatever it took to win, even bending or breaking
the rules. He'd steal money from the bank and hide it under the couch
cushions. He'd skip spaces while he was moving around the board. He'd
shortchange others money that they were owed and argue with them
about it. Barry's techniques were effective. He did win most of the games
that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and
family, and it didn't take too long until they caught on to Barry's tricks.
They tried to tell Barry to stop cheating. They said that the game wasn't
any fun when he cheated, but he didn't listen. He continued with his
treacherous style of game play, until nobody would play with him
anymore. Barry may have won a lot of games, but at what cost? What is
the theme of the story? What happens in the story to lead you to believe
this? *