In The Odyssey‚ the reader is easily able to distinguish that Odysseus is a hero in the story. He is a god-like 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
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families. However‚ longing for family or grief for loved ones drives away “hunger”. Odysseus is the only man among his crew to reach home to Ithaca because his longing for his family and native land surpasses the “hungers” he encounters and experiences. Inordinate hunger/ temptation leads to Odysseus’s men losing sight of their goal to reach their native land. The opening lines of the Odyssey refer to Odysseus as “the wanderer‚ blown off course time and again/ After he plundered Troy’s sacred
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Homer´s Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus‚ a war hero‚ and his 10-year voyage back home. After the war ended and Troy was burned down‚ Odysseus‚ having offended Poseidon and blinded his son‚ is set upon his way to Ithaca‚ his kingdom. For reasons that have not yet been explained‚ Odysseus ends up at Ogygia‚ where he is being held prisoner by Calypso‚ the nymph goddess. In Ithaca‚ his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus wait for his return. In book one‚ the Council of the Gods is gathered‚ with
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get home. Although Odysseus from Homer’s poem and Ulysses from the Coen brothers’ film essentially follow the same journey‚ the way they are portrayed along this journey causes the audience to have divergent opinions about each hero. Fundamentally shaping the audience’s attitudes toward each hero‚ Odysseus is portrayed in a much more positive light than Ulysses is. While Odysseus possesses both good and bad characteristics‚ Ulysses seems to mirror primarily the bad ones. Odysseus shows his cunning
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1. Motivation is something that inspires you to do your best or full potential. It amplifies your drive to do something‚ different people have different motivations like family‚ love one‚ children‚ or an artist‚ a goal you wanted badly to reach/ 2. Need for affiliation – love‚ family‚ friends‚ shelter‚ food‚ and clothing. Need for power – aggressiveness‚ and manipulating situations. Need of achievement 3. The Three elements of emotions are The Subjective Experience‚ The Physiological Response
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the environment they must tame. The main impediment of the journey in The Odyssey is the sea. Because they do not travel through water (except for a short barrel ride) in The Hobbit‚ the land is the main impediment. The rolling seas and high storms Odysseus faced are similar to the lofty mountains and dark forests Bilbo faced. Neither character could control their situation‚ but gods did not force the situation upon Bilbo. Another close similarity between The Hobbit and The Odyssey is the use of wine
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The Odyssey‚ Penelope is in denial about Odysseus returning home. She does not believe that it is him standing in front of her. So the reader sees Penelope question trying to get the mysterious man to fail‚ but hoping oh so much that he will pass and be her one true love‚ Odysseus. To begin the gods clearly want Penelope to accept that the older man in front of her is her dearly beloved husband‚ Odysseus. This is clear because in line 167‚ Athena made Odysseus’ “head and shoulder shimmer with grace
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in the movie‚ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope the two main characters‚ Odysseus‚ and Luke Skywalker undergo a hero journey. A Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative that appears in drama‚ storytelling‚ and myths in which involves a hero who goes on an adventure‚ and in a crisis wins a victory‚ and then comes home changed or transformed. Their journeys are both different and similar in many ways. In comparison‚ Odysseus and Luke Skywalker are both on a quest. Odysseus’s goal is to go home to
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Odyssey‚ it has been sixteen years since Odysseus left his home in Ithaca for war. Many men from other lands thinking Odysseus is dead‚ intrude his kingdom and try to take power. The suitors steal and plunder Odysseus ’ hall‚ feast on his food‚ take his maids to bed and all the while‚ each trying to take Penelope ’s hand in marriage.1 When Odysseus returns‚ he knows all about the suitors‚ and schematically kills all of them with no mercy. One may judge Odysseus ’ actions as unnecesary‚ an suggest alternatives
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and The Lion King‚ Odysseus and Simba‚ respectively face widely different obstacles in their quests to return home; however during their rigorous journeys they both encounter a situation where a herald calls upon them to be released. In The Odyssey Kalypso is inhospitable towards Hermes‚ the Wayfinder. In response‚ Hermes replies saying “Thus you shall send [Odysseus]‚ then and show more grace in your obedience‚ or be chastised by Zeus”‚ signifying the call to adventure for Odysseus (5.153-154). When
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