Jenkins's Lens

As you know, in my last blog I told you that I was going to be analyzing “Mario Kart” for my second project. I am choosing to use Jenkins as a lens to examine the video game because I can relate the video game to a lot of things that he mentioned in his paper. Jenkins did mention the original “Mario” game in his essay and even though “Mario Kart” is nothing like it, besides some of the similar characters, I can really relate the video game to what he said that Thorne said about “borderwork” and how they are coming out with games and books that can relate to both boys’ and girls’ interests. He was also mentioning how if boys and girls have something in common like a video game or a book that they both really like then it will bring them together to discuss, read, or even play the game, and how it might bring them together more in the outside world like in school or on the playground. Not only do I think, like Thorne, that it will bring girls and boys together, but it is a great game to also bring families together and play a game that they all can enjoy. Some things that I might want to mention in my paper with looking at my video game through Jenkins’s lens are:  “Mario Kart” is one of those games that were meant to bring boys and girls of all ages together. I would like to perhaps mention how Jenkins states how girls and boys have different tastes in how to play and different types of video games and books and then mention how he brings Thorne into his paper and how “Mario Kart” is a great example of a unisex game. A possible thesis or claim that I could use in my paper could be: “Mario Kart is a great game for boys and girls of all ages.” or “Mario Kart” is a great game that can not only bring girls and boys together but families as well.”