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stephanie23's Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (PS2)
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| [October 5, 2008 09:15:15 PM]
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During my last half hour of the game, I began to analyze the situations more. Sure the game includes prostitues, drugs, and crime, but what are the motives? CJ is desperately seeking respect and he will go anywhere and do anything to gain that respect. He is in a world where all of the immoral seems to be normal. A world with no rules or boundaries. Kantianism is based on the universal set of moral laws, but in all of the scenes of GTA, this moral theory does not seem to apply. There is no laws in the GTA society. This led me to think about the Social Contact Theory. People are all bound to obey the Social Contract Theory; which indicates that there are a set of moral laws to be followed and as a society, there is a government that will enforce the laws.In GTA, the police officers are useless and are basically targets for bullets. The only type of government that is evident are the gangs in the city that seem to be terrorizing the innocent. Grand Theft Auto-San Andreas is definetly a game out of the ordinary, but it is also a game that reveals many stereotypes and crimes. It almost seems to glorify gang life. There are no moral actions in this game and even if there were any morality, it was not evident and had to be analyzed in deeper perspective.
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| [October 5, 2008 08:33:03 PM]
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It was not as challenging when I played the game a second time. I was learning and getting used to all the tools and ways of the game. Stealing cars, shooting, killing and robbing was all normal and plus, you gain points! Utilitarians would say that there is no gain or happiness for other human beings with all of the negative events that take place in this game; therefore it is immoral. Killing and stealing has no positivity, and this game advocates that. There seems to be no rules or laws, especially when one's goals is to gain "respect" by killing innocent people and robbing the elders. CJ is obiously not playing his part as a moral agent because he is directed towards the wrong. I understand that he is angry by his mother's death and is trying to help his homies out, but I yet have to find something positive to say. CJ is a complicated person to understand, and although he might have emotional issues going on, his actions are immoral.
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| [October 5, 2008 08:09:53 PM]
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I have seen Grand Theft Auto-San Andreas played many times and was always surprised at how violent and vulgar this game really is. As a first time player of Grand Theft Auto-San Andreas, I have to admit I was a little more impressed than I was before. The setting is in the west coast with a lot of stereotypical themes (street/gang life). The main character, CJ, is constantly on a mission. He is supposedly cleaning up his act, but as the game continues, he slowly returns to his old ways and usually finds himself in some kind of trouble. The violence in this game is a bit shocking; not only are you able to beat a person, but you are able to beat a person to death! The environment that CJ is in is very influential on him and he begins to transform into a violent and insensitive person. It is evident that there is some kind of cultural relativism because his surroundings definetly shapes who he is as a person. As soon as I started to play the game, I was not expecting to witness so much swearing and violence. The whole atmosphere of the game was a bit extreme. Within the first half hour of ever playing this game, I am sure that I am in for more little surprises and will even learn a few things or two.
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