Marlon Aranda Week 6 Discussion

When Covid had started, I was in the middle of sophomore year in high school. All i remember was hearing every single day on news about the progression of the virus, where a mask, 6 feet apart, etc. It hit us pretty bad in NYC, as everything was shut down for a while. Living in the bronx with my family we tried to be as isolated as possible from one another and keep our distance to remain safe. There are many deli’s and small stores close by to where i live. The streets when passing by on occasion were completely dead, which it NYC is impossible to see.  There were videos flowing around the internet, many of which were towards asians, as many thought to take out their anger and blame it on them, no matter where they were from originally, almost all were scrutinized by ignorant people. Businesses were trashed and vandalized and you would see non stop hateful comments against asians. In the story of Thebes, the king was beloved by the people. This led them to side with him and put blame on Creon. This relates to the idea of placing blame on the innocent, which occurs in the story and in the USA.