when he forcibly stopped his men from eating the lotus plant to avoid major problems. When Odysseus and the group finally arrived at the land of Lotus-eaters‚ he sent a few of his men to check the place and what food the people are willing to offer for them to eat. Because of his actions‚ he made a huge mistake. The natives provided lotus plants for the men to eat‚ and it made them very addicted. According to the book‚ “any crewmen who ate the lotus‚ the honey-sweet fruit‚ lost all desire to send
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” the main character Odysseus must overcome various obstacles in order to grow. Odysseus has to overcome the Lotus Eaters which‚ “those who ate [the] honeyed plant‚ never [care] to report‚ nor return home‚” (Homer 1212). Odysseus has to force himself to not give in and eat the lotus that would cause him to not want to go home and remain with the lotus eaters. The men that do eat the lotus do not want to return home; therefore Odysseus has to tie them to a bench in order to keep them from staying
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However the majority of feats are unnecessary‚ as he tends to indulge in these predicaments due to his selfishness and curiosity. For example‚ at the time of Lotus Eaters‚ Odysseus sets course to the Lotus Eaters to discover who are natives of the island. His curiosity ended up of 3 of his men getting paralyzed and brainwashed by the Lotus Eaters. After hastefully evicting the wrath of the Cyclops monster‚ Odysseus revealed his identity to him to fulfil his pride and ego‚ which subsequently endangered
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Assignment 5 – Art and Abolition By: Joshua Cardinale Land of the Lotus Eaters – Robert S. Duncanson There are several artist and paintings in the Sharon Patton book. To choose one particular landscape painting would be tough. Moreover‚ in choosing this painting and discussing why I think black artists may have used these landscape paintings as a means of expression during the abolitionist movement can be possible to do so. Within several of these landscape paintings‚ I do believe that I see possible
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Brother‚ Where Art Thou is based off The Odyssey because of the similar character s present such as the Lotus Eaters‚ the Cyclops‚ and the main characters themselves. Although they are represented in different ways‚ the idea of the Lotus Eaters is portrayed in both O Brother and The Odyssey. Both the baptism in the movie and the flowers in the epic caused no physical harm. Whether one ate a Lotus flower or had their head dipped in the river‚ the outcome was ultimately the same. The characters were
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Odysseus also gets out of the land of Lotus Eaters and gets his men out of there too. “’They fell in‚ soon enough‚ with Lotus Eaters‚ who showed no will to do us harm‚ only offering the sweet Lotus to our friends – but those who ate this honeyed plant‚ the Lotus‚ never cared to report‚ nor to return: they longed to stay forever‚ browsing on the native bloom‚ forgetful of their homeland.’”(1112) Odysseus’ crew wanted to stay on the island after eating the Lotus‚ because it made them forget of where
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many examples‚ such as when he encounters the lotus-eaters. Some of his men‚ hungry as they are‚ accept the lotus-eaters’ offering of some of their lotus to eat. Soon they forget all about their efforts to get home as a result of eating the lotus. So‚ knowing the lotus must be flushed out of their system‚ "[Odysseus] bring[s] them back to the ship by main force...and stow[s] them under the benches’" (Homer 102) so they cannot get any more of the lotus to eat. Then‚ he "order[s] the rest [of the
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have saved the men‚ if they would have listened. Though they didn’t obey‚ Odysseus had the patience not to blame them. They then are taken to the land of the Lotus eaters. The lotus eaters are like a poison which causes men to forget the thoughts they have of leaving the island. Odysseus‚ with his intelligence‚ knew the powers of the Lotus flower. So‚ he ordered his men to stay away from the flowers. Though he told them this‚ three of the men went abscond‚ and took it upon themselves to try the
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learns of what has become of his kingdom and how Penelope feels about him In “The Lotus-Eaters”‚ Odysseus’ men show temptation. They come upon an island with lotus plants and there are consequences for eating these plants. “. . . those who ate this honeyed plant‚ the Lotus‚ never cared to report‚ nor to return: they longed to stay forever‚ browsing on that native bloom‚ forgetful of their homeland.” Eating the lotus plants makes the men forget about all their troubles. Previous to this event‚ they
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with Odysseus. On Odysseus’ journey home‚ the key reason that would have caused Odysseus to give up was‚ taking the easy way out. The main place this is exhibited is when he is with the Lotus Eaters. Odysseus and his men have the option to eat the flower and stay on the island forever. When the men eat the lotus flower it makes them forget about their desire to get home. The benefits of doing this would be that he would not have any responsibilities or anyone to care for. Odysseus realizes the destruction
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