Examples Of Allegory In The Odyssey
The Odyssey Allegory The book The Odyssey by Homer is a way to show how people can face many challenges in their lives. For example, the cyclops named Prometheus could be an example of people trying to hurt you, or stop you on your journey. Lotus flowers could represent temptations, and Aeolus meant to represent fortune and luck in going to be where you want to go, and underestimating how fortunate you are at a certain time. It’s easy to mix life with fiction, but the Odyssey merges the two beautifully.
In life, many people get frustrated with what you say, or what you think. Many of these people will take out that anger by fighting, and punching, and kicking, and biting their way through it. In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his men dealt with …show more content…
this through the form of the cyclops, Prometheus. This brute had wanted to eat all of Odysseus’ men, to which Odysseus decided to trick him so he and his men could escape. This could be taken to mean that instead of fighting someone in the future and getting violently murdered, you could instead find a way to trick your way out of getting killed. You shouldn’t tempt yourself with trying to stand your ground in a fight.
The Lotus flowers are the ultimate showing of how temptations can get the best of you in the end. In this story, Odysseus’ men discover a Lotus plant, which when consumed make you feel apathy. These flowers were a narcotic, and his men fell under their spell. He had to get them away from the Lotus-eaters. In the real world, this could be interpreted as drugs. People are always tempted to do drugs, and the lotus flowers are a way of showing that it’s never good to dive into temptation, and can sometimes lead to unfortunate luck with friends, family, and the law.
When it came to luck, Aeolus was a major relief.
This man had made it known that Odysseus would arrive to Ithaca in nine days due to the west wind he would send them. However, he had stored up all the bad weather into a sack for him to open upon his return home. Odysseus thanked the man, and was sent west by the strong wind. However, his men were greedy and pushy, and had to know what was in the sack. They opened it before they got home, and were sent all the way back. Aeolus had given them luck and fortune, but Odysseus’ men were unable to see just HOW fortunate they were at this time. They all believed the sack to be filled with gold and riches, and opened it during their voyage. If they had been glad with the luck they had at the time, they would’ve survived the voyage. However, we all let greed get to us sometimes. For example, some people constantly say that their car is awful and how much they hate it, when they should just be thankful that it runs and works when they need it too. Not everybody is that fortunate.
We have all experienced something that could be related to a challenge faced in the Odyssey. Everyone knows what it’s like to be greedy, we’ve all been tempted and FALLEN into temptation, as well as we’ve all had somebody try to hurt us at some point or another. It’s amazing how a piece of writing that dates back to before people even began to write can hold up life lessons to the day that everyone has a miniature computer in their pocket. I feel as though the
most important part of this epic was Aeolus, because too many people aren’t grateful for what they have, when they really could have much worse.
In life, many people get frustrated with what you say, or what you think. Many of these people will take out that anger by fighting, and punching, and kicking, and biting their way through it. In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his men dealt with …show more content…
this through the form of the cyclops, Prometheus. This brute had wanted to eat all of Odysseus’ men, to which Odysseus decided to trick him so he and his men could escape. This could be taken to mean that instead of fighting someone in the future and getting violently murdered, you could instead find a way to trick your way out of getting killed. You shouldn’t tempt yourself with trying to stand your ground in a fight.
The Lotus flowers are the ultimate showing of how temptations can get the best of you in the end. In this story, Odysseus’ men discover a Lotus plant, which when consumed make you feel apathy. These flowers were a narcotic, and his men fell under their spell. He had to get them away from the Lotus-eaters. In the real world, this could be interpreted as drugs. People are always tempted to do drugs, and the lotus flowers are a way of showing that it’s never good to dive into temptation, and can sometimes lead to unfortunate luck with friends, family, and the law.
When it came to luck, Aeolus was a major relief.
This man had made it known that Odysseus would arrive to Ithaca in nine days due to the west wind he would send them. However, he had stored up all the bad weather into a sack for him to open upon his return home. Odysseus thanked the man, and was sent west by the strong wind. However, his men were greedy and pushy, and had to know what was in the sack. They opened it before they got home, and were sent all the way back. Aeolus had given them luck and fortune, but Odysseus’ men were unable to see just HOW fortunate they were at this time. They all believed the sack to be filled with gold and riches, and opened it during their voyage. If they had been glad with the luck they had at the time, they would’ve survived the voyage. However, we all let greed get to us sometimes. For example, some people constantly say that their car is awful and how much they hate it, when they should just be thankful that it runs and works when they need it too. Not everybody is that fortunate.
We have all experienced something that could be related to a challenge faced in the Odyssey. Everyone knows what it’s like to be greedy, we’ve all been tempted and FALLEN into temptation, as well as we’ve all had somebody try to hurt us at some point or another. It’s amazing how a piece of writing that dates back to before people even began to write can hold up life lessons to the day that everyone has a miniature computer in their pocket. I feel as though the
most important part of this epic was Aeolus, because too many people aren’t grateful for what they have, when they really could have much worse.