Gerard Jones Violent Media Is Good For Kids Analysis

Gerard Jones, “Violent Media Is Good for Kids” seems to be an argumentative article on what kind of media provides a positive perspective for children. Throughout the article, Jones uses his childhood to describe how it has influenced him to be more confident. Jones also conducted an experiment on a group of kids who have dealt with hardships in their childhood and helped them to express their negativity through fiction. To further his belief, Jones continued an encouraging and open-minded tone throughout his article. He willingly conducted research with the intention to help children and to demonstrate the rationalization behind his argument all while maintaining neutrality to his opinion. Yet, Gerard Jones short and did not fully convince the reader that violent media necessarily produces a positive effect on children. Jones begins his article by discussing his own childhood experiences. He even went as far as to share his feelings of being “alone and afraid” until “his mother borrowed some (comics), thinking they’d be good for him” (199). He also used his son as an example. His son was in the first grade and was terrified of climbing trees, Jones gave his son a Tarzan comic, which incorporated knives, guns and other weapons, yet helped his son develop the courage to climb trees. Jones’ son isn't the only kid he …show more content…
Bloody video games, brutal comic books, and promoting negativity in lyrics may lead to a positive understanding of morals in the society they will grow up in. As ironic as it sounds, finding the positivity in something so negative such as the violence in media can show kids how not to act. It also gives them the independence to face their fears. In conclusion, Gerard Jones was fairly neutral on his argument and is open to understanding the objection to his point of