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    Fidelity in the Odyssey

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    Thesis Statement: The Odyssey implies that men are more naturally fidel than women. Men are not more naturally fidel than women. "Fidelity" is the quality of being faithful or loyal. The text “The Odyssey” is about a man‚ Odysseus‚ whose goal is to return home safely to his homeland‚ Ithaca‚ from his war with the Trojans. Through his journey back home‚ his loyalty to his wife‚ Penelope‚ was tested. Odysseus is not very loyal or fidel with his wife‚ based from the trials he’s been

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    Fate In The Odyssey

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    Fate in The Odyssey In Homer?s The Odyssey‚ fate plays an important part in the story development. People who believe in fate or destiny think that their lives are spun out in front of them before they are born‚ and there is nothing they can do to change that. Some characters‚ like Polyphemos‚ find out their fate beforehand but still end up fulfilling prophesies they tried to avoid‚ but most characters acted out their fate without realizing it‚ like Odysseus. He blinded the Cyclops without knowing

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    Flaws In The Odyssey

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    inflicted upon your eye this shameful blinding‚ tell him that you were blinded by Odysseus‚ sacker of cities. Laertes is his father‚ and he makes his home on Ithaca” (Homer 500-505). Homer’s work of historical fiction‚ The Odyssey‚ is the sequel to his earlier story The Iliad. The Odyssey follows Odysseus after the events of the 10 year Trojan war and his long journey home. He clashes with many monsters and it always seems that his pride gets the better of him. The quote above is Odysseus bragging to Polyphemus

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    Exile in the Odyssey

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    Writing In antiquity‚ the civilized world was settled around the Mediterranean Basin – the foundations of Western society can be traced to Hellenic Greece‚ which bordered the Aegean Sea. For the Greeks‚ the sea was the realm of the gods. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus and he crew face many trials and tribulations that isolate and ameliorate them to teach the reader that the consequences of temptation must be conquered with absolute perseverance. When Odysseus and his crew arrive on the island

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    Symbols In The Odyssey

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    The Odyssey is a book full of symbolism‚ and themes that can be integrated into everyday life such as‚ suffering and loyalty. These themes are especially true in Robert Downey Jr’s life. In recent years Robert has reformed the way he behaves‚ he no longer takes drugs or shows up to work under the influence of alcohol. Robert reminds me of the greek god Dionysus‚ the god of wine and festivals. Dionysus was always having parties or “festivals” and he was constantly drinking‚ just like Robert. Robert

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    Challenges In The Odyssey

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    The Odyssey is an epic poem about a hero named Odysseus. During his journey back home from the city of Troy‚ he faced various obstacles and challenges. Some of the challenges he went through was getting detained by Calypso‚ visiting the island of the Lotus Eaters‚ and facing the Cyclopes. Odysseus struggles to get through the challenges he faces.During my life‚ I might have future obstacles and monsters that might stand in my way and disable me from fulfilling my dream of studying medicine outside

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    The Odyssey and Propaganda

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    “Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid as Propagandistic Literature” Propaganda is a powerful social tool that influences audiences through manipulation and selective viewpoints and has been witnessed in history as far back as written records exist. It has been used to sanction the rise of new leaders‚ herald a society and its dominance‚ and push ideological agendas to audiences of all backgrounds throughout civilizations. The methods that propaganda has been used are numerous and include both

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    Free Will In The Odyssey

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    The Odyssey What is the nature of free will? Are gods or humans responsible for what happens? The Odyssey is a poem which is about a man named Odysseus (also known as Ulysses in Roman myths) who is on his way back to Ithaca where his home is with his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus but is said to be dead. Telemachus goes on hunt for Odysseus because he believes his father is still alive. On Odysseus’ way back to Ithaca he goes through many challenges such as defeating the Cyclops‚ Sirens

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    Men In The Odyssey

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    to their family name. This is evident in two famous Greek literatures‚ a Greek poem called “The Odyssey” by Homer and a Greek play called “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles. In these two Greek literatures the men in these stories will be living the life of a Greek man going to through a journey that will seal their fate‚ a fate that would stay with their names forever and make them

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    Violence In The Odyssey

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    or violence without ever thinking about the reason behind that violence. Throughout Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey‚ there are many scenes of blood‚ gore‚ and brutal violence that convey certain cultural themes to the reader. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ scenes of violence that are described connect to the cultural messages and significant attitudes of independence and hospitality. In The Odyssey‚ the violent acts that Poseidon inflicts on Odysseus connects to the cultural message of independence. Poseidon

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