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    keep them to themselves‚ which Penelope‚ Roger‚ and Rowdy demonstrate throughout the book. Penelope is introduced as the hot‚ popular girl who comes off snobbish. On page 71‚ when Junior tried to greet her‚ Alexie writes‚ “She looked at me and sniffed… LIKE I SMELLED BAD OR SOMETHING!” She turned out to not be the awful person she’s portrayed as‚ but actually one of Junior’s closest friends. The reason they became so close was that Junior accidentally heard Penelope vomiting. He is one of the first

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    When Odysseus finally arrived back from his travels he found out about the wooers‚ otherwise known as suitors‚ harassing Penelope. These men could care less about having Penelope’s hand in marriage‚ all they wanted was to take Odysseus’ place. Odysseus was very angry and severely punished the wooers. Not only did he punish the wooers‚ but he also punished people who did not need to be punished. He saw a problem and had every right to take care of it. Odysseus did justify his actions but the punishment

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    The Odyssey ~ Background Information * The novel covers a 10 year period. * The novel was written approximately in 720 B.C. * The novel takes place in 1230 B.C. ~ during the Bronze age. * The Iliad (written first) and The Odyssey are based on historical events that took place about 1230 B.C. * Both novels are considered epic poems * The Odyssey is defined as a journey. This is the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after the Trojan War. From The Odyssey‚ Homer chose the

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    In Homer’s heroic story of‚ The Odyssey‚ there are many conflicts that take place such as‚ Odysseus returning home and vanquishing the suitors who threaten his estate and Telemachus securing his reputation in greek society. Over all‚ the central conflict in the story has to be Odysseus returning home; due to the fact that he must face challenges in order to keep moving forward. When Odysseus arrives to the cave of Polyphemus‚ he is greeted with generosity and is put on a show of hospiality by the

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    The gods were all evil and angry that Odysseus was not at the council meeting 3. What is our first introduction to various characters? The suitors? Telemachus? What qualities does Telemachus possess at the outset? * The suitors all courted Penelope while Odysseus was gone and turned their home into total chaos. Telemachus tried to help his mother by gaining control over the suitors but failed. BK. 5 4. What sort of character is Calypso? How long does Odysseus stay on her island? What

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    him away from his beloved spouse Penelope. In book 5 it says‚ “But he saw nothing of the great Odysseus‚ who sat apart‚ as a thousand times before‚ and racked his own heart groaning‚ with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea...” (Homer‚ 5‚ 39-42). Odysseus cries for Penelope‚ even though she is a mortal and he is on an island with a beautiful goddess‚ he still longs to be with her. She is his wife and he loves her and would rather be at home with Penelope and his son‚ than be on Calypso’s

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    She is one of the richest women in North Carolina. While there‚ Penelope asked me if I wanted to help her support the boycott and to assist her in rallying other women to help. I agreed to help her and I got almost 20 women to assist us with the boycott. I still couldn’t believe that this was happening in my town that

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    This test sheds some light on why their love for each other is so natural in the first place. None of the suitors could ever replace Odysseus‚ just as Circe or Calypso could never replace Penelope. Despite The Oddessey being about traveling to love‚ The Thousand and One Nights talks about traveling away from one love to escape it. In this story‚ two brothers‚ King Shahrayar and King Shahzaman are both cheated on by their wives. At first‚ it

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    Women play a significant role in the text that forms an important part of The Odyssey‚ an epic written by Homer in the 7th century B.C. Within the poem there are three basic types of women: the goddess‚ the seductress‚ and the good hostess/wife. Each role helps to create a different kind of element and is essential to the completion of the story. The first female in the Odyssey to be seen in full effect is the beautiful goddess. Although she is a supernatural being in all of the epic poem she

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    Odyssey – Passage: Book V lines 224-233 "My lady goddess‚ here is no cause for anger. My quiet Penélopê --- how well I know --- would seem a shade before your majesty‚ death and old age being unknown to you‚ while she must die. Yet‚ it is true‚ each day I long for home‚ long for the sight of home. If any god has marked me out again for shipwreck‚ my tough heart can undergo it. What hardship have I not long since endured at sea‚ in battle! Let the trial come."

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