http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/eviction.suicide.attempt/index.html
This article is about Addie Polk, a 90 year old woman who was being evicted from her home. Police came to her house to try and remove her from the home, when Addie shot herself twice in the upper body region. She is in the hospital recovering right now, but this story was brought up in the House of Representatives. They say that the bill of economic proposal is not addressing the millions of homeowners that are losing their homes.
I think that this is an absolutely horrendous story, in the case that Addie shot herself, because she could no longer keep her home. I suppose that when you are that old, that's the end. You no longer have a home, so what are you going to do with the rest of your life. Addie decided that she would rather end her life it seems, or at least tried to. But for others that are just starting their lives as homeowners, and can't afford to make payments, what's next? Many of people are going to be homeless, or jam packed into their parent's houses. I believe this relates to the Odyssey because with Odysseus gone, Penelope seems so weak without him. She lets the suitors in and all over her, because there is no strong force that is keeping them from entering. This is just like the banks/government stepping all over people like Addie Polk, who is old, and retired, and can't register money to pay for her house, so they take over her. They take things from her, and basically take all that she has in her life away. In Penelope's case, all but her husband and son.
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It's always sad to hear about suicide attempts. People think that throwing their life away is the only solution, when in fact, it's the most terrible path to take. Not that this was a great thing that happened, but I'm happy this issue was brought to the attention of the government officials. Though it's definitely clear that there needs to be a change to this policy, it's quite hard to think of one. People need homes, but if they can't pay for it, it's not really fair to let them keep it for basically no cost. Maybe Obama or McCain will be able to think of something, because we don't want anyone else shooting themselves because of eviction.
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