24) In The Odyssey‚ Odyssey is believed to be dead after he failed to return from war. His wife Penelope has attracted many suitors all of who are interested. They all hope to get a chance to court even if she has made it clear that she does not want to remarry (Parks‚ p. 28). They are all patient and they are hoping that Penelope is going to change her and consider one of them. When Penelope is asked by the many suitors why she will not give them consideration and yet her husband is already
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The roles and status of women in ancient Greece are hard to asses since there is very little evidence from that period written or illustrated from a women’s perspective. Most literature and art from ancient Greece comes from men‚ thus making it hard to evaluate exactly what it was like to live has a women in those times. Sarah Pomeroy states in Goddesses‚ whores‚ wives and salves: women in classical antiquity "the study of women in ancient literature is the study of men’s views of women and cannot
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ENGLISH 13/Mythology and Folklore Hidden Themes from Homer’s Odyssey (Source: www1.union.edu/wareht/gkcultur/guide/14) The Odyssey is not just about the heroic Odysseus‚ but more importantly about the underlying themes from the Greek culture. The following page discusses in detail four of those themes: spiritual growth‚ loyalty‚ perseverance‚ and hospitality. Spiritual Growth By Brian Lower Homer uses the idea of spiritual growth as one of his underlying themes in the Odyssey. He relates
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shares his first name with the King of Sparta who fought alongside Odysseus at Troy. Pappy O’Daniel’s rival in the election is Homer Stokes‚ who shares his first name with the author of the classical text. Odysseus’ wife was named Penelope. Penny‚ a shortened version of Penelope‚ is the name of Everett’s wife. The blind man in the radio station may also represent Homer‚ the author of the Odyssey who was also blind. Just as Homer was the first to record the story of Odysseus‚ the blind radio station operator
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Achilles and Odysseus are the well-known heroes. Achilles fights Hektor outside the walls of Troy because Hektor killed his best friend‚ Patroclus. After fighting in the Trojan War‚ Odysseus takes on a journey to return back to Ithaca to see his wife‚ Penelope‚ and his son‚ Telemachus. Through his use of tone‚ figurative language‚ mood‚ and imagery‚ Homer’s epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey show how Achilles and Odysseus‚ despite their struggles with themselves and the world‚ are true heroes because
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I have reviewed your situations and each of your tax considerations and outlined my advisement below. Part I: Discuss the various forms of organization that are available to Penelope‚ Mark and John. There are a few different options from which you can chose to organize your business under. For example: partnership‚ LLP‚ S Corporation‚ C Corporation for which I know you are all familiar with. It is my duty to give you my own educated and unbiased opinion to which would be most beneficial to all
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So when he didn’t get punched back‚ he was surprised. Junior also did not know how to communicate well. One girl‚ Penelope‚ even commented on that‚ "You talk so funny‚" (pg. 61). So‚ not knowing how to communicate or stick up for himself (without punching)‚ he didn’t know how to fit in. After a while though‚ Junior started making friends. It first started with him finding Penelope in the bathroom barfing her guts out. He realizes
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Have you ever has a complicated friendship? In the book The Absolutely True Diary of the Part-Time Indian‚ written by Sherman Alexie; Arnold Spirit or Junior does. At the start of the book he has a problem with his friend Rowdy‚ because he leaves the reservation to find a better life‚ he still lives in the reservation. As he does this he lost a few friends and but he also gained friends. As Junior leaves he goes to a all white school. The book teaches us that friendships are complicated. First of
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The Odyssey An epic is described as a long narrative poem with all its elements considered epic including epic heroes‚ epic plot‚ epic themes‚ and epic settings. In The Odyssey‚ an epic written by Homer‚ all these elements are used. The Odyssey is a good example of an epic because it incorporates all the necessary components. An epic has many different parts. One of the main parts of an epic is archetypes. Archetypes are characters‚ situations‚ and images that are recognizable in many times and
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to various characters? The suitors‚ for instance…. are they a homogeneous group‚ or are there differences among them? What qualities does Telemachus possess at the outset? Book II 4. How‚ according to Antinous‚ do the suitors view Penelope ’s reluctance? Why do they think they are justified in behaving as they do? Provide your own opinion and explain. 5. How well does Telemachus handle the suitors ’ chief Antinous and his self-justification? Provide analysis.
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