Most of the people in the neighborhood are stuck in a situation that seems to be hopeless both to them and to someone watching from a close distance: the middle class. Therefore, it is reasonable for people from poor urban areas to maintain an anti-suburban and victimized attitude because the factors that contribute to keeping them in poverty are ultimately the consequences of our actions, of every American (as will be supported by the evidence in the articles) . John Singleton does a phenomenal job undermining Los Angeles and showing the side of the city that, up until that point, had been largely ignored.