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Becoming A Hero: An Analysis of the Presentation Of Theme In Nintendo’s The Legend Of Zelda Franchise

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dc.contributor.advisorTran, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorPerez, Ivan Carlos
dc.contributor.departmentEnglish
dc.contributor.programTexts, Technologies, and Literature
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-21T19:28:46Z
dc.date.available2024-03-21T19:28:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractMy work proposes using theme as a scope for video game analysis to generate a more wholistic understanding of how the parts of a game interact to generate meaning. When applied to video games as a purely narrative property, themes become relatively static. If we use theme as a scope for analyzing and understanding other elements of the text, however, then we come away with a more complex and dynamic understanding. Using Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda franchise as a case study, I propose that the gameplay expands upon themes put forward in the franchise’s narratives, with my primary focus being on the hero. In Zelda games’ narratives, the hero is discussed in static, traditional terms. But, if we use this theme as a scope for understanding the gameplay, the player has opportunities to both reinforce and play against this understanding, producing a more nuanced and dynamic understanding of the hero.
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dc.identifierdoi:10.33522/m2n6rh-ohz9
dc.identifier.other12806
dc.identifier.urihttps://mdsoar-qa.lib.umd.edu/handle/11603-QA/31548
dc.languageen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.sourceOriginal File Name: Perez_umbc_0434M_12806.pdf
dc.subjectGame Analysis
dc.subjectTextual Analysis
dc.subjectThe Legend of Zelda
dc.subjectTheme
dc.subjectVideo Games
dc.titleBecoming A Hero: An Analysis of the Presentation Of Theme In Nintendo’s The Legend Of Zelda Franchise
dc.typeText
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