tried and tested in both Homer’s The Odyssey and 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. Being able to see the similarities between these stories is imperative to better understand the role of the Hero’s Journey. The four most beneficial sections that relate the two stories are supernatural aid‚ the belly of the whale‚ atonement with the father‚ and the ultimate boon. Supernatural aid is essential to these two story’s journeys. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ the gods helped Odysseus because he
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along with giving up is the loser’s way out. Edison inspirational quote also reveals that mental strength is necessary to endurance and. The soldiers never gave up‚ and they persevered to win the war with Odysseus as their leader. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Trojan War hero Odysseus exhibits perseverance in the ten years of war and leads his men on the long journey home. Odysseus has to endure the frustrations of the war and the negligence that the gods show to him in his most desperate times. The pain
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Ruby Mendoza 12-10-16 The Odyssey In The Odyssey written by Homer‚ Odysseus once said‚” Be strong‚ saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.” Some may say his weakness interfere with his heroism. I believe that his courage‚ intelligence‚ and ambition are what make him a perfect model of an epic hero. Odysseus is a perfect
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heighten and enhance their works. Dramatic irony‚ expressions to complementary attitudes understood by the audience but not the characters‚ can make the emotions stronger in literature. Homer is one of many authors who used this technique well. In The Odyssey‚ Homer uses dramatic irony in order to enhance the emotional effect of crucial moments in the storyline‚ especially during the journey of Telemachus‚ the initial return of Odysseus‚ and the restoration of Odysseus to his rightful place in the kingdom
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of our daily life‚ and we all know how much we need solid friendships to thrive. It is for that reasons that friendship and trust are the themes that were singled out in the pieces of literature that we have read over the course of the year. The Odyssey shows not quite genuine friendship‚ but it shows a great example of general friendship and trust. To Kill A Mockingbird had multiple relationships and interactions including the following; Jem and Scout‚ Scout and Dill‚ Scout and Boo Radley‚ and that
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The Odyssey features a tragic hero‚ in the eyes of Aristrotle‚ which is Neil Armstrong. He is a hero in the eyes of Americans. His tragic flaw is having too much confidence in his skill and impatience. On paragraph 8 (As I was pining on something magnificent‚ beguiling‚ and dappled)‚ we started off with the astronauts exploring and getting ready to head home. Then mission control stated clearly that the trip would be fatal and dangerous due to asteroids blocking the way‚ but Neil’s ego led him to
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Homeric Nobility In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus exemplifies the aristocratic man idealized in Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality. Nietzsche depicts the aristocratic man‚ the noble man‚ very distinctly with qualities of mentality and behavior. An aristocratic man embraces his sovereignty‚ relishes in life‚ and refuses to feel guilt. Odysseus lives what Nietzsche describes as a good and noble life‚ a life characterized by action and war. Odysseus not only is King of Ithaca‚ but also the
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The Odyssey written by Homer shows many struggles you have to overcome. Like the characters in this story‚ I have had to overcome all the hours spent studying to be where I am. I will have to overcome college life too. Odysseus had to overcome several challenges too. Here’s a few. Like Odysseus‚ I will have to overcome many temptations and struggles in my college life. One of these is deciding what is good for myself and my peers. Like how Odysseus had the choose between Scylla and Charybdis. I will
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A wise man once mentioned that “Some people will only love you as much as they can use you. Their loyalty ends where the benefit stops”. This quote relates to many people in our world today. It even relates to Odysseus‚ the main character in The Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus leaves his home to fight in the war at Troy for ten years and spends another ten years traveling home. Odysseus brings his crew along on the journey‚ where many trials have to be faced and during those trials‚ many of the crew members
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There are few buildings in the world today that have survived the ravages of time so well as the Pantheon in Rome. This is mainly due to superior engineering. The Pantheon has often been copied‚ sometimes equaled but never surpassed‚ it had more architectural innovations than most modern buildings. This makes the Pantheon really extraordinary since it was built around 125 AD under the aegis of the emperor Hadrian. Superior engineering The plan is simple enough: a circular enclosure aside a rectangular
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