How Fate and Free Will Play a Part in the Odyssey
How Fate and Free Will Play a Part in The Odyssey
Fate and free will are epic subjects in life. When we cannot control something we blame it on fate, but we try to change the way things are with our free will. Fate is something unknown that determines what will happen. It may seem like a coincidence or may feel like an omen, but it is something no person controls for oneself. Fate, to some, may be in the hands of a higher power such as gods or God. For others fate is merely something that happened they were unable to control. Fate can be looked at like a book for every person. In it are all the events that are going to happen in your life. However you use free will to maneuver through these planned events. Free will is something that humans have killed one another over. As human beings it is in our nature to want complete control over what is happening in our lives, however that is impossible. Being in control of our goals and choices we are able to change our lives and mold our future. In Homer 's, The Odyssey, the triumphs, defeats, and actions of Odysseus are no random matter. The gods basically engineered a course for Odysseus and his men to travel by. Odysseus 's fate was to never return home. Did Odysseus accept this? Of course not. This is one of the things that make him a hero. Odysseus never backs down, he fights bravely and cleverly and always uses his own freewill to survive. Odysseus has extreme determination and perseverance, without this he would never have been able to get home. There are many obstacles that Odysseus must overcome on his voyage home, and on his way home he is told by Tiresias that upon returning he must leave again. Some of the god 's attempts to keep Odysseus away from home are: the Lotus Eaters with their flowers, the cyclops, Circe, the Sirens, Scylla, and the travel to the underworld. Odysseus was known for being quite clever and he used this cleverness to get him out of
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dangerous situations, with some help
Fate and free will are epic subjects in life. When we cannot control something we blame it on fate, but we try to change the way things are with our free will. Fate is something unknown that determines what will happen. It may seem like a coincidence or may feel like an omen, but it is something no person controls for oneself. Fate, to some, may be in the hands of a higher power such as gods or God. For others fate is merely something that happened they were unable to control. Fate can be looked at like a book for every person. In it are all the events that are going to happen in your life. However you use free will to maneuver through these planned events. Free will is something that humans have killed one another over. As human beings it is in our nature to want complete control over what is happening in our lives, however that is impossible. Being in control of our goals and choices we are able to change our lives and mold our future. In Homer 's, The Odyssey, the triumphs, defeats, and actions of Odysseus are no random matter. The gods basically engineered a course for Odysseus and his men to travel by. Odysseus 's fate was to never return home. Did Odysseus accept this? Of course not. This is one of the things that make him a hero. Odysseus never backs down, he fights bravely and cleverly and always uses his own freewill to survive. Odysseus has extreme determination and perseverance, without this he would never have been able to get home. There are many obstacles that Odysseus must overcome on his voyage home, and on his way home he is told by Tiresias that upon returning he must leave again. Some of the god 's attempts to keep Odysseus away from home are: the Lotus Eaters with their flowers, the cyclops, Circe, the Sirens, Scylla, and the travel to the underworld. Odysseus was known for being quite clever and he used this cleverness to get him out of
2
dangerous situations, with some help