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Telemachus has changed from a scared little boy to a brave man throughout the beginning of the book. At first, he was not sure Odysseus was his father, he was afraid to talk to the men in his house, and he was afraid to do something when he found out his father was alive. Then…

There are various ways to portray or envision a hero, as everyone has their own perceptions of what defines heroism. Moreover, the classification of certain individuals as heroes can be subject to debate. In the translated version of Homer’s The Odyssey by Robert Fitzgerald, Odysseus is precisely one of these debatable heroes. Odysseus possesses hero-like…

In Greek Mythology, the gods have a central role in the stories but can also serve as a background to the human element. However, in tales such as The Odyssey, the gods hold significance and possibly even play a crucial part in the main themes. Fate has a special position in the Greek world when…

There was a man who was willing to risk his life through many difficult obstacles just to return to his family and home. The man who is willing to risk his life only to return home, a mogul, and a hard worker is Odysseus. During this long heroic journey, Odysseus travels for a long time…

“Everybody can be great… because everybody can serve”(Martin Luther King Jr. 1968). Many people have to make tough decisions, but being a hero can mean making choices that impact the lives of others. Heroes will be put through hard times, forcing them to make a difficult decision, where it seems as if they might be…

For centuries, scholars throughout the world have studied Odysseus, the protagonist of Homer’s The Odyssey. Throughout Odysseus’ great journey, we learn plenty about him and his way of thinking. We see instances of Odysseus being self-centered and egotistical. To find most of these short occurrences, the reader must look deeper into the book and look…

Just one bad day can lead a person to misfortune. Some people arise and take responsibility while others falter and fall. Tragedy can kill a person’s sanity no matter how good or bad their mind may be. The Greek king of Ithaca Odysseus is no different. Especially with the disaster that awaits him on his…

The odyssey is odysseus journey to home. And home is where family is. And key to every relationship is communication, and there are for sure some parts where there are unhealthy relationships. Those affectionate relationship with family and precious values worked for odysseus, that didn’t died in him and helped him made his journey to…

When comparing two separate bodies within a particular story, one has to look at the themes present within the story and critically discuss how they differ within each time period based off the environments and behaviours of people within those particular settings; in this case, the motives, actions and themes we are comparing are those…

The definition of a hero has constantly been redefined throughout history. If think of heroes today, fictional or real, we think of people like Superman or Martin Luther King Jr. or a family member on a tour in Iraq. These figures all put other people over themselves, sacrificing much to achieve their goals. But comparing…