Small People, Big World Reality Show Analysis

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The television reality show “Small People, Big World” records the daily life of the Roloffs’s family, of which being dwarfs, Matt and Amy have three children: Jeremy, Molly and Zach whom is a dwarf. Differing from the usual broadcasts, in Season 3 of “Small People, Big World” Episode 13, the show displayed an interview the family had with the TLC crew (Tyler Griffith, 2016). With several snatches of their past events, every one of them expressed their feelings about their show up on the television for a decade and life. While this show simply records how Matt and Amy manage their farmland, raise kids and enjoy life which may not be as exciting as other adventurous reality shows, its impact on the society is significant because it reminds the audience of the important morals, ethics and values. To commence with, this reality show has reminded the general public not to discriminate against people who look physically different or is considered different in any forms. Being dwarfs, there is no exceptions for Matt, Amy and Zach to face discrimination. However, none of them have been defeated by their physical hindrance, instead they demonstrate their own strengths fully in this show. For instance, Matt has made many crafts, …show more content…
People see Antanina differently because of her body size; nonetheless, she enjoyed working on stage and she finds her life meaningful. Therefore, after seeing the accomplishments of Matt and Amy as well as Antanina, the general public know that they should put aside their biased view over people who appears to be different and be willing to work with and offer them opportunities. By doing so, both parties as well as the society can benefit from living in a harmonious

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