been able to accomplish all that he has. Lastly‚ a characteristic that proves Odysseus is a great hero is his sensitivity. He is often moved to tears‚ while he is a prisoner on the island with Calypso‚ he yearned to be home with wife Penelope and son Telemachus. Missing them gives him so much pain that Calypso would often notice Odysseus‚ "...sitting in his usual place on the stone‚ wearing out his soul with lamentation and tears." (). He reserves this sensitivity for the people closest to him that
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“Calypso the lustrous goddess tried to hold me back” (212; 34). He wanted to be with Penelope and not Calypso; he was not with a person he loved. “Yet he set the west wind free to blow us on our way and waft our squadron home” (232; 29-30). Odysseus didn’t want to be with his crew because they caused him
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they poured to Zeus’ gray-eyed daughter.” (2.430-433) Also‚ Calypso and Circe play the role of “Women as Temptress” which greatly hinders Odysseus’ journey. Circe especially has those powerful witch qualities that the uses specifically against the male gender. Luckily‚ however‚ she learns compassion for Odysseus and the crew in general. Thus she becomes not only kind but actually a very helpful component in the overall voyage. Calypso needed more convincing about releasing Odysseus‚ but afterwards
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While Odysseus is an epic hero there are a few things about him that are not so heroic; such as his loyalty to his wife. He enjoys a luxurious life with Calypso all while Penelope‚ his wife‚ fights off suitors in order to remain loyal to Odysseus. While he does want to return home‚ he also admits that not even his wife can compare to Calypso. All though his infidelity is not so heroic‚ Odysseus does have the qualities and strengths that make him a hero. He wins every battle and returns home to
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“Anancism” is a psychological trait of today’s Caribbean people. The sociologist Leonard Barrett wrote that “so intricately woven is Anancism in Jamaican life that his cunning has become part of the Jamaican personality stereotype”. Reggae and Calypso are two other forms of Caribbean oral traditions that have
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The Epic Journey of Life Through all trials and tribulations of anyone ’s life‚ there is one thing in common that every single one of us has: the journey we all take through life. Granted‚ it is never the same journey‚ but there is always a path that we follow down. Some of us believe in fate‚ where we believe that our path is already set out for us. There is also the group of people that believe you forge your path through life‚ and you make your own destiny. Personally‚ I have always believed
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journey‚ he encounters many hardships and obstacles which he manages to overcome with intelligence and wit. His plan to get the Cyclops drunk and then blinding it to get out of the cave was ingenious. He also relies on his wit to persuade the goddess Calypso to help him return home. Similarly‚ his plan to remain anonymous when he finally arrived at Ithaca allowed him to strike the suitors unaware. Each of his actions was carefully planned and thought through instead of just rushing blindly into action
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Odysseus was no hero and his words and actions clearly show. Book 1 of the Odyssey starts with “Sing in the‚ Muse‚ and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending”. Introducing Odysseus as “a man skilled in all ways of contending” shows Homer‚ author of the Odyssey clearly wanted Odysseus to be seen as a hero. After all‚ they were both Greek‚ and the Greeks held a lot of pride they needed to protect. This makes me believe that the story behind The Odyssey was twisted so
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Bibliography: Cowley‚ John. Carnival‚ Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making. Trinidad: Macmillan Caribbean May 4‚ 1988 Green‚ Garth L Herman‚ Wouk. Don’t stop the carnival. USA: Doubleday‚ 1965 Housman‚ Gerald “The kebra nagast: the lost bible of Rastafarian wisdom and faith from Ethiopia and Jamaica
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Women are wicked. In King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green. Women in this book are wicked because they are murders‚ seductresses‚ and cheaters. In this book women are cheaters especially Guinevere “ . . . ‘Good sir knight ‚ I require you in the forest near by’ ” (p.231). Guinevere wants Lancelot to meet her in the forest where nobody will be able to see what happens between them. She cheats on King Arthur for the last time when when she and Lancelot get caught in
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