In both the speech "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" by reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and "Bowling for Columbine" by Michael Moore, a view of the collective spirit of America is created and presented to the listener, that can be used to explain some detrimental characteristics of America. Michael Moore uses his film, "Bowling for Columbine", to show the American spirit as being too violent and uses guns as his example with the Columbine school shooting as his hook. MLK shows the American spirit as being racist, militarist, and materialist.
Michael Moore shows the American spirit…
