experience in the world. During the first four books of The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ Telemachus grows more mature‚ stimulated by what he learns from Nestor and Menelaus‚ from Athena‚ and about himself. Athena has made it her mission to inspire Telemachus with bravery and courage‚ so that he can grow up to be a man. Initially‚ Telemachus is shy and timid‚ unable to stand up to those above him. In an effort to make Telemachus rise above his tormentors‚ Athena says‚ “Oh how much you need Odysseus‚ gone so
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Nick’s maturation in "The Great Gatsby" is most prominently exemplified by his views on the value of money. His feelings towards the subject of materialism and prosperity in general undergo a subtle transformation throughout the novel‚ and it is through this mental development that we see Nick step into the threshold of a sagacious adulthood. We learn early on that Nick is in the bond business‚ and came to the East to pursue his career. He "bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment
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not they should be sheltered. He also struggles with facing his problem of depression‚ rather than running from it. Holden matures when he realizes children cannot be protected‚ and he cannot keep running from his problems. Holden shows signs of maturation when he realizes that kids cannot be protected from growing up and the possibility of failure. When Phoebe asks Holden what he wants to be when he is older‚ Holden responds: "I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field
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John Michael Fitzgerald Odyssey Essay‚ Book Four Stage Two September 15‚ 2012 How is Telemachus dealing with challenges and temptations on his journey? In Sparta‚ Telemachus shows emotional maturity when he hears stories of his father‚ poise when Menelaus approaches him‚ and tact when he turns away Menelaus’ offers. On Telemachus’ first challenge‚ hearing stories of his father‚ he shows signs of emotional maturity. He does this by weeping for Odysseus. At first you would think that this is
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Scout is a six year old girl. She has a brother named Jem and her father‚ Atticus‚ is a lawyer. She is the perfect example of a tomboy. She is an innocent girl‚ but as the story advances‚ her innocence begins to diminish at the time of Tom Robinson’s trial. She then realizes just how malicious and brutal people can be. She is no longer a little girl who is naïve to the motives of the people of Maycomb. She has matured into a young lady who understands the true nature of man in Maycomb. At the
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The Odyssey: Telemachus Telemachus recounts his confrontation with the Old man of the sea who could change his appearance in order to escape danger. Telemachus reveals the information which he obtained from the Old man of the sea to the reader. The Old man told Telemachus of the sorrowful tale of Agamemnon’s Murder. The story tells of how Aegisthus paid a man to watch for Agamemnon’s return from the sea. After a year of waiting‚ the King returned in what he thought to be secrecy. The lookout
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matures‚ the more aware he or she becomes how she acts‚ feels or behaves. Maturation is an action or process of growing up and is the physical‚ intellectual‚ or emotional process of development. Harper Lee is a really talented author and has written this fantastic book named ToKillAMockingbird. Harper Lee demonstrates the process of maturing in ToKillAMockingbird in many ways. Many characters in the book go through maturation but the three characters who exemplify this topic are Jem‚ Scout and Boo
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In the classic novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ many themes are expressed through the maturation of the characters. The main protagonist‚ Jean-Louise “Scout”‚ plays a vital role in expressing the importance of understanding others. This main theme is expressed by Scout as she grows up in a time when racism and prejudice was at its worst. At first‚ Scout is introduced as an outgoing child who was naïve and short-tempered with people who crossed her. The first time we see her short-temper
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thoughts regarding the question‚ “Is Telemachus strong or weak?” Some say he is most diffidently weak due to his lack of assertiveness in the presence of his mother’s sutures while others argue that Athena’s influence on him throughout the book made him strong. Personally‚ I believe Telemachus is weak. Even though Athena did help him to become a stronger man‚ that sense of bravery and strength was not originally present within Telemachus. Not only is Telemachus weak because he doesn’t do anything
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figure. Odysseus’s wife‚ Penelope‚ is a hero and seen by many readers as such especially females. Both possess characteristics of heroes and they deserve to be considered such but that does not mean that they are the true hero of the story. Their son Telemachus is the true hero in The Odyssey. The reader should be able to identify with him the most and realize everything that has happened in his life and he deals with it with extreme heroism. He handles the situation in his life the way every human being
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