Nintendo Introduces Donkey Kong as the Working-Class Hero
By
Josh Broadwell
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Summary
Mario, the iconic video game character, is portrayed as a class traitor who abandoned his blue-collar roots for a plush life in the Mushroom Kingdom. The article introduces Donkey Kong as a new working-class hero championing for labor rights and protections.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledAfter becoming super, Mario seems to have pulled the ladder up behind him.
Just as the class betrayal of Nintendo’s biggest star seems complete, another hero swings in to stick up for the working person: DK
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