Summary Of Gerard Jones's Article Violent Media Is Good For Kids

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Gerard Jones’s article “Violent Media is Good for Kids” is a strong argument for letting violence into the lives of children. Gerard Jones is an American comic book author and currently teaches writing classes, and tells tales of how violent media made him into the person he is today. Gerard says that violence is useful to a developing child, it is not only an outlet for rage, but a forceful drive that will bring a child into adulthood, and gives examples of people he as seen go through situations violence has improved. However, he does admit that there are instances where violent media has driven people to actual violence, but argues that the improved lives far outweigh the worsened lives.
Gerard makes excellent use of pathos, citing his …show more content…

Especially now, this would be considered potential to be someone to go on to commit a horrible act, such as a school shooting. The more people around her attempted to control her, the more she fought back. This caused a divide between her and other children, and isolated her. However, this was a world where her parents where separating, this was her fight for power, and she was making sure she was the only one who could control her fantasies. In the end, the author and the girls mother worked together to help the girl write her stories, instead of attempting to restrict her stories. Since she felt in power, she was able to make friends again, and had a much happier childhood as a result.
The author’s second example was an older girl who was a “nice girl”, someone bound by social constraints that the author had previously felt. Her family was going through a chaotic situation, and in her grasp for some kind of control/power, she turned to gangsta rap. Through song she was able to feel powerful in some way, she avoided dangers that so many her age had fallen victim to, like drugs and

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