Today is November 10‚ 2016‚ yesterday‚ the aim was “How does Odysseus’s arrival on Ithacan shores compare with his other island adventures?” but we answered the aim in the last quarter of the period. For the beginning of class‚ we talked about yesterday being Doomsday (Donald Trump won the election) and expressed things that worried us as well as a silver lining. For example‚ Britney said that the change of party may be a good thing because it is something new. In addition‚ the whole situation was
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Comparison of Odysseus and Athena as liars Deception‚ or the act of deceiving or defrauding‚ is a prominent theme in the Odyssey. Though inherently dishonest‚ deception can be used to gain information and knowledge. Different characters (and people) use it different ways. This essay will establish that‚ whereas Odysseus uses deception to help him progress from Nobody back to Odysseus‚ king of Ithaca‚ Athena does so to keep her identity secret when she disguises herself. Odysseus ensures his security
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work though‚ especially when facing Odysseus. Although he may only the size of a human‚ Odysseus can handle much more then he would seem‚ being a man full of smart decision making‚ leadership‚ and bravery ; these traits validate Odysseus’s title of a ¨hero¨. Odysseus is typical brave type of person that underestimates a situation then ends up putting himself and his crew into some threatening situations‚ but unlike others‚ he manages to get out of them. Odysseus will stand up to anyone who comes
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Thomas The Courageous Will of Odysseus During the poem the Odyssey Odysseus’s character was challenged in so many ways‚ but his strong curisma and will for survival kept him destined for success. In the story Odysseus faces many obstacles and manages to overcome them all and eventually return home to his land of Ithaca. Odysseus also has sharp intellectual skills that help him throughout his journey. Odysseus is courageous ‚ displays many leadership qualities‚ and has
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like a god‚ and now that you are here you rule the death with might. You should not lament your death at all‚ Achilles.” Achilles “Don’t try to sell me on death‚ Odysseus. I’d rather be a hired hand back up on earth‚ slaving away for some poor dirt farmer‚ than lord it over all these withered dead.” Odyssey is trying to glorify the hero Achilles‚ telling him that he should not complain about his death because he’s respected by all the dead soul. But Achilles did not share the same point of view.
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could ever occur in such a beautiful paradise. However‚ in the grand epic The Odyssey‚ written by the Greek poet Homer‚ a gentleman named Odysseus is put into troubling scenarios which he must surpass in order to be reunited with his love‚ Penelope. As “People need heroes and epics provide heroes who fight against injustice and immorality” (Baker‚ 9)‚ Odysseus had to spend years of his lifetime “Fighting monsters‚ avoiding the Sirens‚ consulting the dead and even falling into the lily-white arms
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Quotes: In the Country of Men Character/Theme Quotes Sulieman Take care of your mother‚ you are the man of the house now… pg.5 ...Doubtful of the world and my place in it.. pg21 (naive‚ trying to be a man) Najwa (mama) But no‚ i must be a good wife‚ loyal and unquestioning‚ support my man regardless. i’ll support nothing that puts my son in danger pg 97 The mother who tried to never have me‚ the mother who never chose it‚ the mother who resisted in all the ways she knew how
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After ten years‚ Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca. A large and destructive mob of suitors who have taken over Odysseus’s palace and his land continue to court his wife‚ Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus though she has no way of knowing weather he is dead of alive. Prince Telemachus‚ Odysseus’s son‚ wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to fight them. The suitor Antinous plans to assassinate the
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Odysseus’ degree of heroism or godlike qualities Odysseus becomes a hero because he slays the gruesome Cyclops. He blinded and stabbed the one eye beast‚ when everyone else with in his ship were getting eaten. Odysseus crew had the Cyclops‚ by the skin of their teeth‚ but then the Odysseus showed heroism by standing up and talking to the Cyclops‚” So‚ Cyclops‚ it turns out that it wasn’t a coward whose men you murdered and ate in your cave‚ you savage! But you got yours in the end‚ didn’t you?
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stage of the journey‚ the departure‚ the hero leaves their known world and begins their adventure. After the hero undergoes the departure‚ they then move on to the next stage‚ the initiation‚ where they are put through tests and venture into the world of hero or magic or the previously unknown. The third and final stage is that of the return‚ where the hero must return back to his home. A perfect example of someone that underwent the heroic journey is Odysseus from the epic poem‚ The Odyssey by Homer
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