Black Ops is one of the most popular violent games in the world of PlayStation, Xbox, and other gaming systems. Violence has existed long before there was violent media. In the article “Violent Media is Good for Kids”, by Gerard Jones makes a strong argument concerning violence and children. He had great points about some troubled young children are able to transform and use their comic books as an outflow. Jones uses three elements to convince the reader that media violence is not necessarily detrimental to children in fact, it maybe even helpful.Again these three elements he uses believe him as an evidence of his arguments in the following proclamation of level of diction, tone, and organization and examples.
To begin the element of level of diction, Jones uses words are primarily conversational. Using his own personal experience, at the age of thirteen he was alone and afraid because his parents showed him that the world is full of violence. Jones believed this is a great point to start his persuading the reader.While growing up he suffocated his fears and his desires under a nice boy persona. Soon Jones had fantasy self to carry his quiet troubled feelings by diverting his desires into more comic character like the incredible Hulk this became a substitute through which he could vicariously live his repressed feelings.
Another example of the said element, Jones continues to use his personal experience with more intellectual approach. He believed transforming his identity can control his distress.As a result, of this element Jones diverted his desires into more fantasy self to overcome his fear. Stating his personal experiences, this element can prove his argument regarding violence. The next element Jones uses is tone. Jones has positive attitude towards his article.
His admiring tone let the reader think equally about violent media is not harmful for the children. According to Melanie Moore a psychologist who works with urban teens, explained that children need violent entertainment to meet their repressed feelings.Fear, greed, power-hunger, rage”: these are the aspects of our lives that we try not to experience in our lives but often want, even to experience vicariously through stories of others. ” Jones is enthusiastic on each aspects like “Rage”, Jones believe that children often feel rage. Jones advocates the use of “creative violence”, such as allowing children access to comics, toy weapons, and bloody videogames. He thinks these enables the children to channel his/her repressed feelings into the game.
On the other hand, Jones organization in the article is somewhat effective.His style is in chronological order from Jones youth, to a writer and until he became a father. Now, Jones uses his son as an example to convince the audience about his argument in violence. He watched his son grew up living in the same story and transformed himself into different characters.
Also, Jones helped him to overcome his obstacle in life by reading him old Tarzan comics. Again Jones attitude towards the article pointed about his past life as a youth. Jones argues that the fear of “Youth Violence” is not justifiable on truth.He argued the past experience in life helped children to see the worth of the violence in media if this is use well.
Although the author pointed some few but strong arguments concerning violence and children, the level of diction he used is he was the subject matter in said element, he knew this arguments will impact the reader’s thought and somewhat influence them that violent media is not really detrimental for the children. Thus his sympathy to the subject, he argued children need violence in order to repress their emotions and feelings.Equally, the organization and example of the article that Jones uses are effective and persuasive. The timeline of his story, when he was growing up, until he became a good writer and a father relates to the last element, organization and examples. Jones uses effective approach and examples to influence the reader about violence.
The people he uses as an example to persuade has helped to understand that violence somewhat harmless because of his own involvement it inspired him to argue that violence for kids is somewhat beneficial as well.
