“Gone Home”
I didn’t get a chance to play Gone Home but I was able to view someone playing the game. I must say my first look at the game it was almost giving a horror theme/concept to it. Well not so much as horror but thriller. By the end of the game, I was able to understand what was fully going on. So, to my understanding Kate is telling the story from her perspective but the game is about Sam and Lonnie expressing their love for each other and Kate’s parents were not so supportive. So that caused Sam and Lonnie to run away together and Kate’s parents disappearing as well. It’s a bit surreal so I think. I mean I have never been in this situation, but it sounds a bit fiction that the parents will disappear due to their child running away to be with her girlfriend. Maybe I missed a part of it. Or didn’t quite understand the reason her parents left. But when I get a chance, I will play it myself so I can get a better understanding.
“Gone Home Similarities”
This game reminds me of earlier texts such as: Coming Out game, and the situation of how coming out to your parents can be scary and lead to different outcomes. Also, they relate in how you can’t help how nor who you love.
“Riot Grrrl Manifesto”
This text speaks volume when talking about sexism in this society. The GRRRL movement questions society and their gender norms and gives society statements to really think about how we as a whole have no idea how sexism and masculinity affects the women in this life. “we hate capitalism in all its forms and see our main goal as sharing information and staying alive, instead of making profits of being cool according to traditional standards.” I feel as though Hanna was basically saying in this text that this is not a trend you just participate in because you think it’s cool and that this is serious injustice.
Research Essay
I think with the essay, I want to research more on history of LGBT and how far it goes back and dates and timelines. Just so I can see the history of coming out and how it has differed from society of today. I want to know how it is also similar to society now. I feel if we look at the history and different scholars aspects and perspectives of history maybe it would be an eye opener for people who have a hard time understanding it because of gender norms and society norms.
Something else that could be interesting to examine would be the gay rights movement and gender. I think comparisons could be drawn between the criticisms of that movement and the criticisms of the feminist movement – that they were primarily driven by one class of people. In the case of gay rights in the US, the movement was largely led by white, male activists who because of their inherent positions of power (white and male) were able to make headway but in ways that didn’t necessarily represent or benefit those of different classes, race, or other identities. In early efforts, women were not really included at all. This is similar to women of color branching out from early feminism.
Hi! To explain your confusion about gone home: Sam ran away from home to be with Lonnie when their parents were away on a marriage concealing retreat. You are able to view a calendar during the game and you can assume the parents will be back home when their trip is over. There is a whole subplot about the parents troubled relationship!
The Gone Home reminded me of the coming out game as well. Specifically the part where Sam talks about lying to the parents about going somewhere with Lonnie. The progression of Sam and Lonnie’s relationship in general reminded me a lot of the coming out game. I like the research topic that you are wanting to do, I think including some specific elements of focus could be helpful. There’s so much history that goes super far back, so there’s definitely a lot to be looked into.