Every story needs a hero. In the Odyssey‚ the characters face challenge after challenge and they had a leader that helped them overcome every obstacle. Odysseus was this leader and he is considered the hero of the story. He is considered the hero because of how he handled the situation with Polyphemus. His journey was dangerous and hard but he persevered through it and was able to overcome every obstacle that was put in his way. The encounter with Polyphemus was one of the defining moments where
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The Odyssey Odysseus went on a 9 year journey for home on a ship. The name of the book is Odyssey written by Homer. During the journey Odysseus and his men get captured and escapes‚ he also went through boat wreckage and almost gets killed by different types of gods and monsters. Odysseus deserves the title of a hero because he sacrificed a lot for his crew and he also shows courage and loyalty to his men as well. He sacrificed a lot to get to his beloved penelope Odysseus has his men tie themselves
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Odysseus has been away at war for twenty years and appeared to be in no rush to return home. While he loves his wife very much‚ the love did not stop him from having affairs with two goddesses. On the other hand‚ Forrest Gump who absolutely adored Jenny‚ long before they said I do‚ managed to stay true to his Jenny although they were separated for years at a time before getting married. Throughout all of his ventures‚ he constantly thought of Jenny. In the course of Forrest’s entire voyage he never
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rightly said by Poul Anderson. An archetype is a universally understood symbol or pattern of behavior. Homer is the author of two great epics in world literature. Some people also regard Homer to be a group of story tellers. Homer’s epic The Odyssey presents several archetypal characters
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Reading Response for Feb 17 Choose two (2) of the following pairs of translated passages and discuss (in detail using specific examples) how the differences change the way you perceive the situation and/or character. Please type your responses in the body of the discussion post as usual. 1. Fagles: “…To the life he’s like the son of great Odysseus‚ surely he’s Telemachus! The boy that hero left a babe in arms at home when all you Achaeans fought at Troy‚ launching your headlong battles just for
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The Odyssey is a splendidly done book that will be remembered for many years come. However‚ I think much of it’s success can be contributed to Odysseus’ bravery. Odysseus was many things‚ and ‘timid’ wasn’t one of those. Odysseus’ bravery helped him get through many obstacles like the Cyclops’ cave‚ escaping Scylla‚ and even fighting hundreds of suitors! So how does the simple concept of bravery help a man defeat these horrors? Let’s start with the Cyclops’ cave. First of all‚ it takes a mad man
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Homer’s Odyssey provides a clear illustration of Joseph Campbell’s hero cycle through the journeys and characterization of the protagonist Odysseus. The hero cycle is used in epics to describe the journey of the hero from bad to good. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is characterized as arrogant‚ and and his journey from hubris to humility. The hero cycle is a theme that epics follow. It starts off with a departure then goes to an initiation where they come to an end in their return. Odysseus’ test is to
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Question 1 (Theme = Gods/Humans): In the Odyssey‚ I think the Gods role was to function as spiritual guides and as support for the hero. Examples being Hermes warning Odysseus of Circe’s witchcraft and then Circe giving him directions. Yet‚ I also feel as if they punish for poor behavior. An example of this being Poseidon delaying Odysses’s boat journey with challenges/weather for blinding his son‚ the cyclops‚ and then bragging about how great he was. I personally don’t think the Gods control
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The Author and his Times The author of the Odyssey‚ to this day‚ remains unknown. Early Greeks have accredited works such as the "Homeric Hyms"‚ The Iliad‚ and The Odyssey to an individual by the name of Homer. However‚ there are some scientists that insist these said works were product of a group of people and not one man. This particular group of scientists claims that the subject matter of the writings is too diverse for them to have been the product of just one person. Despite these differing
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Throughout my life‚ I have experienced many situations that one could consider troubling adversity. For the first few years of my life my parents were the most important people to me - but‚ around age six‚ they fell under addiction to methamphetamines and my grandmother took me and my three siblings in. Living with her was a peak in my life‚ but this temporary feeling of security declined when I was ten and my grandmother received terrible news - she had severe lung cancer. With these news I was
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