Odysseus is not an admirable character‚ he is egotistical‚ injudicious‚ and unbelievably narrow-minded. Odysseus may seem to be the impeccable deity to praise‚ who would not wish to worship an undeniably tenacious human being who slaughtered a bountiful amount of monsters and conquering any woman he desires. But is that just the beginning of the negative traits he owns? In the Odyssey‚ you may find yourself applauding Odysseus for his courageous actions and being able to overcome any task‚ no matter
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heart of every good story is a character that engages the reader. In the case of the Odyssey by Homer‚ this character is Odysseus. Throughout the epic Odysseus makes several fatal decisions which results in the death of his crew and the length of his journey being extended by several years. However‚ is all this excusable? Do the aspects of Greek society make his actions forgivable? While the answer is left up to the reader‚ it is important to scrutinize the character before making any strong judgements
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On his way home‚ Odysseus faces a plethora of challenges that extend his voyages. One such example that stands out is his ordeal in a cave with a vicious Cyclops. During this short but life-threatening period‚ Odysseus and his crew find themselves trapped in the cave with the beast‚ who had already “lunged out with his hands toward my men and snatching two at once‚ rapping them on the ground / he knocked them dead like pups - / their brains gushed out all over‚ soaked the floor - / and ripping them
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Influence of Female characters Women are the strongest and most capable species on the planet. The society assumes that the ‘men’ are the strongest. Usually women are underestimated and not given a chance to display their true colours. Countries that give women equal rights are much better and developed society compared to countries that don’t give women equal rights. Women make up 50% of our society and if 50% of our society is unhappy then we as people are failures and we need to fix it. Women
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Lucas 1 Chris F. Lucas Dr. Coleman English 3 Honors 5 October 2012 The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter‚ the author Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes the minor characters Pearl Prynne and Roger Chillingworth to provoke the major characters in the novel‚ as well as to further portray existent themes and ideas developing through other parts of the story. Throughout the course of the novel‚ Pearl’s persistent fixation on the scarlet letter “A” embroidered on Hester’s chest acts as a constant
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based around these two characters‚ and their shattered dream to find true happiness in a farm that they can call their own. But these are not the only characters in this story‚ there are several other characters that play important roles in the development of this story. They are Curly‚ Curly’s father (the boss)‚ Curly’s wife‚ Candy‚ Slim‚ Carlson and Crooks (the nigger). This all goes along with our thesis statement "Minor characters are just as important as major characters in.....
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Agatha was the daughter of Athena and a mortal named Dallas. Athena was the goddess of wisdom‚ making Agatha wise. Dallas knew how to fight and was incredibly strong. He trained Agatha at a very young age how to fight so that she can be ready to fight at any given moment. When she was little‚ Athena took Agatha to see the Fates. They said that Agatha will be capable of great things but her curiosity will get the better of her at times. What she thought would be a very uneventful Monday ends up being
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Hera is a superb helper. Hera possesses the qualities of compassion‚ determination‚ and jealous. Hera is jealous of Zeus’ children that are not with her."No‚ I didn’t think so. He isn’t a nymph or one of your mortal hussies." (Hamby 58). Hera is jealous of Zeus’ half mortal children and wants to help Jason to aggravate Zeus. "I will help this boy because no one else will. He is no son of Zeus‚ yet I see to it that he goes on the greatest quest man has ever known-and succeeds." (Hamby 58). Even though
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odysseus was a warrior that fought for his land. he built it with his own strength and sweet. every thing he did was for his village and for the future of his family. he didn’t like the idea of men coming to his home and disrespecting it.all those men were going crazy while he couldn’t come home because poseidon was punishing him. they eat and drank all there food and treated bad the people of the village and the servants.also he didn’t like that they didn’t listen to what his wife was telling them
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Once upon a time there was this very independent mortal woman named Elfrigenia. Everyday she would pick a new book to read and become smarter each day. Scholars would look to her for help and children would ask her to read for them. Though she was brilliant‚ she was very kind and humble in her actions. She tried to make everyone around her happy. As time went on her popularity grew tremendously. People would used to say that she was wiser then Athena. Of course‚ Athena wasn’t too pleased
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