As seen in class over the course of this semester, apocalypses can manifest themselves in a variety of ways. COVID-19 is quite possibly the single most unifying apocalyptic event that has occurred in our lives (save for 9/11). There is no denying that this pandemic has opened the eyes of many to the realities of human frailty and our obsession with the more materialistic aspects of life. Despite our cultural and political differences, we can see that the US (and the world as a whole) cannot escape the idea that apocalypse is a very real part of life.