In the Klinenberg article, I found it interesting that he was able to reaffirm what I had previously suspected was the main reason as to which populations had the greatest death toll and which had the least amount. It seemed that mostly people in the poor and squalid areas of Chicago had the greatest amount of deaths, while those who were better off had avoided such a fate.

I think Klinenberg deserves credit for the fact that he does mention certain criticisms of both the state, as well as the media as the major cause for so many deaths in certain areas of Chicago. Klinenberg also mentions that the mayor refused to take blame for the lack of attention given to certain areas. The mayor pretty much stated that it is the responsibility of the citizens to take care of themselves and their lack of judgment and control was the cause of such unrest. However, he also takes a different side and mentions that although the government should have provided some relief and attention to those areas, it is also the job of the citizens to help along and work with the government side by side to ease problems. For example, during Hurricane Sandy, I had a few friends that were in Zone A of the affected areas and even though they were told to evacuate multiple times, they refused to do so. Once the storm hit, they had regretted their decisions immediately.

The media played an interesting role in the disaster that occurred during the heat wave as well. The media tends either over-exaggerate certain events and under-exaggerate others. During the heat wave, not enough attention was brought upon the poor neighborhoods and many suffered because of this. The media also got the government involved because whenever a the governmental officials are in jeopardy of looking bad in the public eye, they must redeem themselves for lack of involvement in the issue.