From watching the video game Gone Girl played on Youtube, I really enjoyed watching the video game played as well as the storyline. When I first started watching the video game being played, it kind of gave me a sense of crime solving because of everything being picked up and examined at a closer look and the distressed voicemail left on the answering machine. There was documents, boxes and other items laid out that gave the impression that the house seemed to be abandon at the last minute. As I continued to watch, I started to notice that there was this disconnect between the family that really took a tool on everyone after moving into their new home. However, despite the disconnect and the weird/creepy vibe of the game, Sam journal does offer an interesting yet meaningful depiction of her personal life. The love story between Sam and Lonnie was amazing to watch and see the transformation of their relationship.
Upon reading this week’s reading material, I found one quote that I think really sets the scene when it comes to Sam and Lonnie relationship and the ups and downs they went through. The quote from “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action by Audre Lorde states that “We can learn to work and speak when we are afraid in the same way we have learned to work and speak when we are tired. For we have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definitions, and while we wait in silence for that final luxury of fearlessness the weight of that silence will choke us”. I think this relates to the game because it shows that even though their parents weren’t accepting of their sexuality, their love for each other never stopped growing.
A couple ideas I would like to explore in my research essay would be economics and pay inequity, Reproductive justice and sports. I want to explore the differences and similarities of women and men in these topics and explain ways that we can improve or better society or individuals when it comes to discussing these topics.
Resources:
Lorde, A. (2017). “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” (1977). University of Pittsburgh Press EBooks, 302–305. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjqnj.51
