learned about the Odyssey in History class‚ right? This story is about how Odysseus is a hero in the story just like how my dad is a hero in my own life. Odysseus is a brave‚ courageous man that has his own opinion about everything. My dad is a man that doesn’t let people bring him down with their opinion. He is determined with sharing Jesus and his heart is like gold. Just like Odysseus‚ my dad has trials in life. In Odysseus’ life one of the things he dealt with was The Island of the Cyclops. In
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What is a hero? On Dictonary.com it states thats its “ a brave and noble character in an epic poem‚ admired for great achievements or affected by grand events ” Now the real questios is. Is Odysseus a hero? In the Odyssey by Homer‚ it’s an epic poem about a man is stuck in a war for many years. He finally escapes the war to go home but instead is faced with many adventures to come along the way. On his adventures he goes through terrible storms‚ Wicked creatures‚ he also had to face gods and goddesses
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A hero is someone held in high regard due to their fortitude‚ admirable traits‚ and amazing accomplishments. Heros come in many different shapes and sizes‚ all having different motives and goals. They aren’t all the typical strong‚ powerful‚ crime fighting super soldiers as seen in films. In a majority of books and movies the protagonist is also a hero. In Homer’s epic‚ The Odyssey‚ the tale of Odysseus is told. After a ten year war with Troy‚ Odysseus‚ is trying to get back to his home land of Ithaca
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legendary Greek author‚ Homer. The main character is a war hero named Odysseus is very intelligent and really strong but is also portrayed as arrogant and at times a horrible leader at times but he is still a war hero nonetheless. But the times have changed‚ the men who fight in war are no longer worshipped how they were in the ancient times. So with that being said‚ Odysseus would not be considered a hero today. Although Odysseus was a war hero‚ he did not represent justice or equality like heroes
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Odysseus has done some not so clever actions‚ but he has also done some heroic ones. Some people believe that Odysseus was too prideful and foolish‚ but I believe that he should be defined as a hero. Whenever Odysseus and his crew faced many challenges‚ Odysseus always looked out for his shipmates and would help them when needed. He showed loyalty and cared for his crew and I believe that is a trait that heroes should have. Odysseus has the many traits that a hero possesses. One of the traits he
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I would say that Odysseus is a hero because of these traits that he portrays throughout the book: -he watches out for his crew while he is on his voyage to get home. -give a definition of heroism and what it means to you and how Odysseus achieves this. -Odysseus also proves that he is a hero by wanting to get home also the ways that people would say that he is not a representation of a hero is that he showed little compassion for when his crew mates died‚ and moved on very quickly and wanted
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Odysseus is a hero. He displays many qualities that make him a hero. He is a leader that takes charge‚ he fights for what he believes in‚ he tries to keep his men alive or do something for the greater good‚ and his driving force is very important to him. He is a hero. Odysseus is a leader and he puts himself in harm’s way those are two reasons I believe he is a hero. I’m not saying that you need to be a leader to be a hero‚ I’m saying that in the story Odysseus took charge and put himself in
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If you have read the Infamous book the Odyssey most would say they have a particular opinion on whether or not the main character Odysseus is a hero or not. I Strongly feel that Odysseus is not a hero. Odysseus is not a hero for three main reasons I would like to share with you‚ One of the reasons is that he is not a hero is that he takes his won ego and pride over the safety of his men and his mission.In one part of the story‚ He and his men are escaping on their boats away from
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contrast them to the Epic hero Odysseus. They share many similarities such as their patriotism and high Intelligence. However‚ while sharing many similarities they share a key difference. Odysseus is sometimes “Hot Headed”‚ or and lets his emotions play a part in his decisions. Which is definitely not ideal‚ and can get him and his men in trouble at times. My first point of comparison is how patriotic they both are. I base this similarity on
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mean to be a hero? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities like being courageous‚ honest‚ and determined. A hero would always make communities a better place‚ which makes people admire them. Heroes would devote their best power to assist everything. Today‚ we have heroes that are help to make the world a better place from the past to the future. Odysseus was a Greek hero from Homer’s Iliad‚ The Odyssey. In one hand‚ Odysseus can be a
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