Is it possible to easily end Homelessness in America? The simple answer is no. If homelessness was so easily solved we, Americans would have solved it. It cannot easily be solved because all those who are homeless could actually have a home, if they work hard and pursue a healthier life. Others it is truly hard to have a home from different life circumstances or many other options. Solving these issues would involve housing all of these people, finding them jobs to support themselves, making sure they keep a job, and making sure they are making good life decisions. It sounds like being a parent, and it will be quite hard for a few people who already have their own issues in life to do all of this for (Find how many homeless people in America) people. However, I did not say it was impossible, but that topic shall be for another paragraph.
Top-left: Wealth worship. The landlord is so impressed and intimidated by the bank note that he barely dares to take it.
Middle-left: Impending doom. You can tell that the narrator is experiencing a sense of upcoming catastrophe through phrases like "I judged that there as going to be a crash." The situation the narrator is in also involves danger: "I must swim across or drown."
Top-right: Rags to riches. Taken literally, this expression means going from the poorest to the wealthiest one possibly can be. But in this context, it is more about 'social riches:' the character goes from being insignificant in the eyes of others, to widely influential.
Middle-right: Wealth worship. The landlord is willing to accept any of the narrator's whims simply because he is wealthy, but at the same time, he fears him and his power: "he hoped he wasn't afraid to trust as rich a gentleman as I was."
Bottom: Impending doom. The threatening danger here is expressed by the fact that a "thin crust" is all that keeps the narrator from falling into the crater.
