Chapter 2 Tipping Point

Chapter2, Tipping Point

The Law of the Few, talks about "connectors, mavens and salesman", or three types of people who help spread ideas. Gladwell is in awe of all these people, and his prose is energetic. Yet when he describes the focus groups of pre-schoolers watching Sesame Street, it just gets overcomplicated. He expresses ideas of boring coming into play.
" The Law of the Few, which Gladwell discussed in earlier chapters talked about critical factor in epidemics is the " Nature of the Messenger."(MEANING TO INFECTION).
I feel that Gladwell used this idea to support his background research, bringing a message to children. He wanted to focus on there learning aspects as well as the infection that it could have on young children. He used the TV as his needle and injected the poison into in a child's mind.
Gladwell approaches the dramatic fall in crime in New York as a "tipping point", but tries to discount the drop in crime rate: increased police presence, tougher sentencing, and, above all, a vibrant economy that lowered unemployment drastically among the underclass, those who commit crimes. His views in chapter 2 allow you to focus on what he believes in, and the sides that he begins to take throughout the chapter.