Moore reveals his sociological imagination—an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society—throughout the film. He emphasizes the effect that the social structure in impoverished areas had on the shooting of a six-year old girl by her fellow classmate. The young boy who committed the crime was at the time staying at his uncle’s house because

Also revealed in the film, was the fear instilled in us by the media and the government. Moore takes our society and views it as an outsider would, taking in everything and being shocked and even ashamed. His segment “What a Wonderful World” takes a look at the violent history of the United States. From overthrowing and installing corrupt dictators—causing the deaths of billions of people across the world—to war, bombings, and assassinations, he effectively shows the result of our fears. Many seem to believe that our country is more violent because of our history, but if this were true wouldn’t many other nations be equally as violent as us? Surprisingly, the answer is no. In comparison to many other countries around the world, gun violence is a much larger problem in our country. This problem Moore contends, could be accounted for the increase of sensationalism by the media. While the incidence of violence has in fact gone down, media coverage has increased by 500 percent.

While I knew that our government has ha

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