The Odyssey and The Pearl: Loyalty Loyalty to another person or to a cause may be an admirable trait‚ but it can lead to either positive or negative consequences. In Homer’s epic The Odyssey and John Steinbeck’s novel The Pearl there are characters that show great examples of this trait. Penelope in The Odyssey and Juana in The Pearl are the most obvious‚ although there are many. Penelope stayed loyal to Odysseus while he was on his twenty-year journey and Juana stayed by her husband through
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team will sure not be able to implement the qualities of a great leader to a group. Homer’s The Odyssey and Machiavelli’s The Prince are two books that both contain themes about power and leadership. Homer’s The Odyssey contains information about Odysseus’ leadership capabilities during his journey home to Ithaca and how he reacted on different situations that involve critical leadership decisions. It also contains the status of his leadership in his homeland and what kind of monarchy he has. On the
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hear “Odysseus Odysseus You Are Wise.” ‚“You Are Smart.” I thought to myself‚ Oh‚ how flattering. I wonder what the song will sound like if they are this nice already. Odysseus you are smart you are wise please be mine I heard one say. They kept badgering me and they were just so sweet and I couldn’t resist. I kept fighting and fighting till I couldn’t fight no more. I shouted. “JIM! Take me out of this
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stenth or ability. To most‚ and almost all‚ this would ring true about king odysseus. He was a traveler and conquerer with a great passion‚ an illustrious warrior. Admired greatly for his achievements and strength. In ancient greece‚ they believed the gods favored men like odysseus‚ the heros. One way Odysseus shows he is (NOT in my view) in fact a hero in how he leads his crew to death then becomes the hero. Odysseus had a bad feeling about the cave‚ therefor; he shouldn’t of took his men there
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suffered greatly through Chemotherapy while struggling to beat her Cancer. She may not have the muscle or the power that these Greek hunks have but she certainly isn’t weak. This is what one would call spiritual heroics. “Odysseus‚ the man of many wiles”. In a similar sense when Odysseus is called this it better explains his ability to undergo truly compromising
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separation‚ and financial stability. Theses obstacles will be hard to overcome‚ however‚ I believe I can persevere through them the same way odysseus did. I’m want attend college at The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Being accepted into college is a big part of my journey‚ because if i don’t get accepted it may alter my career path. Odysseus had the same problem‚ because he
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A Literary Analysis On “ The Question on Loyalty” By: Mitsuye Yamada In partial fulfillment Of the Requirements in Literature Presented by: John Dominic A. Chua Pearl Judith D. David Francis Beatta M. Ramirez Cassandra Faye C. Reyes Alexardra Ysabelle P. Santiago Patricia Angela Y. Salas 1ELS Academic Year: 2012-2013 The poem‚ “The Question of Loyalty” by Mitsuye Yamada‚ reflects the experience of Yamada during the World War II. During the war‚ President Franklin
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Loyalty to family‚ community‚ and the gods is an important quality in the lives of ancient Greek citizens. These qualities are clear demonstrated in The Odyssey through Penelope‚ Telemakhos‚ and Odysseus. Penelope shows her loyalty in several ways. She shows loyalty to Odysseus by waiting for his return for twenty long years. She did not choose a suitor until she knew for sure that Odysseus was dead. To delay the decision of choosing a suitor‚ Penelope said she would marry a suitor after she
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Odysseus: A Hero Odysseus is a strong man and cares about his family which he needs to get back to after The Trojan War. Odysseus is strong and he leads his men with confidence. He also is a hero because of the amazing and brave deeds that he has performed. Also‚ Odysseus has supernatural strength‚ with the help of gods‚ and is very intelligent. Odysseus shows these traits by completing tasks that were ahead of him. He also had to trick many to get back to his family. Odysseus defeats many who
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man named Odysseus who encounters many mythical creatures on his way home to Ithaca‚ and those creatures try to stop and kill Odysseus from getting home. He then lands on Calypso’s island where she keeps him captive for 7 years until Hermes orders Calypso to let him go. When Odysseus finally gets home‚ he and his son Telemachus destroy the suitors that invaded his house while he was gone on his journey‚ and is finally reunited with Penelope after being away from home for 20 years. Odysseus is not a
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