What is a hero? To most people‚ a hero is a strong‚ brave person with an amazing costume. Heroes usually have super powers and are constantly saving people. But it takes many more traits than this to be classified as a hero. Some characteristics of a hero are super natural help‚ leaving on a journey in which the hero proves himself‚ a fatal flaw‚ and they are sometimes honored after death. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus shows many traits of a hero. Odysseus faces many obstacles and life threatening
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Was Odysseus faithful to his wife Penelope? Yes Odysseus was faithful to his beloved wife Penelope. Odysseus had to go to war with Troy and Poseidon set traps and made him trapped at Circe’s island. Circe has the ability to manipulate time in any way she wants to; 5 days can be 5 years. Whenever Poseidon set several traps and Odysseus lands on Circe’s island‚ he stays for what he thought was 5 days. But in total it was actually 5 years. And in that time‚ he had slept with her. But really wanted to
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saved. The word hero is passed around too much these days. A hero is not a football player that scores the game-winning touchdown or the goaltender who saves his team from a loss. A hero is usually an ordinary person that did extraordinary things. A true hero is really never a hero at all; at least not in their own mind. However‚ there are various cases today in which we see the exact opposites of these characters‚ the anti-heroes. The anti-hero is one who cannot be classified as a hero‚ for that said
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Odysseus portrays himself as a leader who is courageous‚ confident‚ good hearted and uses his intellect to get himself out of tough situations. Through his various adventures he demonstrated these qualities‚ like the time the white goddess seen Odysseus in trouble and said to him “take off your clothes and abandon your raft” (345). He did not listen because in the past the gods have schemed against him before and the outcome did not turn out well. Therefore he used what he knew about their ways and
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are easily said:” Superman or Power Rangers “. But in the real life‚ when I ask my younger sister: “Who is your heroism? “. She answered me firefighter and police. Because they used to help her friend’s parent from fire. In “Was every Ground Zero victim a hero? “‚ they express that every firefighters and police who used to attend the Twin Towers on 11 September have become heroes. Society always believes on firefighters and police that when they want to arrest or judge someone‚ they must always have
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characters like Odysseus to show his growth‚ and self-control and even a character like Lazarus who is hunted down show moral characteristics to demonstrate that too. While Odysseus and Lazarus are not perfect men‚ they both show how they struggled and overcome their flaws to learn a moral lesson from the gods and the threat of mortal or god is a dangerous challenge to face as well. Odysseus‚ king of Ithaca sails to Troy with an army of men to liberate princess Helen from the Trojans. Odysseus’ leadership
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great leader. The Odyssey is about the adventurer and leader Odysseus who is on an epic journey back home. The only problem is his crew that went along on his journey was all met in an untimely demise‚ the reason being‚ Odyessus was unfit to be a leader among his crew. This was a tragedy could have been avoided. In this analysis it will tell the reader on why Odysseus was a terrible leader for this epic journey to begin with. Odysseus was a terrible leader‚ especially during the battle at Ismarros
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who blinded you so-say Odysseus‚ raider of cities‚ he gouged out your eye‚ Laertes’ son who makes his home in Ithaca!” Date or approximate time of composition(oral and/or written):850 BC-700 BC Exact title of the story: The Odyssey Author or authors of the piece (theory surrounding its origin): Homer The country/region of origin: Greece Page & line number or page‚ paragraph‚ and speaker of the passage: Pg 369‚ Line #’s 553-562‚ and the speaker was Odysseus Context within the
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Character Analysis: Odysseus Smart‚ yet Arrogant In books 9-12 of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus shows three prominent character traits: quick-wittedness‚ hubris‚ and self control. Odysseus has gone down in stories and history books for his life-saving quick-wittedness. An example of his quick thinking is in the scene where Odysseus and a few of his men are trapped in Polyphemus’‚ a cyclopes‚ cave and Odysseus devises a cunning plan to help them escape. He gives Polyphemus all the liquor he
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Hero Essay A hero is different to every person. However‚ societies normally have similar views when it comes to a hero. Two American heroes‚ Edward Bloom and Chris McCandless are to some extent viewed the same way the Greeks viewed their own ancient Greek hero‚ Odysseus. These 3 heroes all have characteristics‚ traits‚ and projected ideals admired and pursued by their societies and for this very reason when both are compared‚ Chris McCandless is the better American hero when compared to Edward Bloom
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