When COVID-19 began to ravage the country I remember how people in the United States acted in different ways. Many people were frightened never experiencing a plague in their lifetime. A lot of people also felt hopeless and depressed due to lack of social interaction, and being secluded inside. The people of Thebes felt a similar hopelessness and depression. “Why do you sit here with your suppliant crowns? The town is heavy with a mingled burden of sounds and smells, of groans and hymns and incense” (Sophocles 1) They turned to their king, Oedipus, and trusted him to solve their problems, because he had saved the people from a sphinx once before. The people of Thebes are different from the people of the USA in this aspect. I feel like we often find it difficult to trust our political leaders. And turn against each other as a collective in times of turmoil.
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Patricia, these are good observations. Did you personally see these reactions? For example, how did fear manifest itself? Did you experience or see firsthand the effects of social isolation?
Hi Patricia, I do agree with your post ,where am from ,which is Trinidad there were a lot of issues caused by the covid-19,people fighting ,stealing, still partying and gathering in small places ,our health care system was not good at all there wasn’t enough supplies help people where were infected also there was not enough vaccines to give all who were willing to take it. Our government did nothing to assist those in need , knowing that people lost there jobs and have no money to buy food.