in literature and in our own lives. It continually lures focused people away from what they most desire‚ for most this is success or love. In “The Odyssey” the hero Odysseus encounters a group of creatures known as Lotus Eaters. The Lotus Eaters’ tactic is to give their prey the Lotus flower‚ which makes the person who ate it forget their greatest desire and instead wander aimlessly. This can be compared to social media in my life‚ as it continuously acts a distractor that normally causes me to delay
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Odyssey‚ the book which people have been reading and learning from it generation after generation‚ its main character‚ Odysseus has been portrayed to be a great leader and be worshiped by a large amount of people. However‚ while reading it in advanced deeply‚ in details and sentence by sentence‚ seeing the evidence‚ the mirror of Odysseus occurred. The way that he treated his men‚ the way he led his men to‚ the way he talked to his men‚ arrogance‚ self-centered‚ unmotived‚ selfish all showed his
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throughout the Odyssey. In spite of the fact that Odysseus has been gone for twenty years‚ he never forgets his wife back in Ithaca. One example of how much he wanted to go home was when he went to the island of the Lotus-Eaters. He could have stayed on the island of the Lotus-Eaters where everything he ever wanted was there‚ but the thing he wanted the most was to be with his wife. Penelope likewise displays this kind of love towards Odysseus. The suitors in Ithaka were always courting her while
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There were many characteristics of Percy Jackson that were similar to those of Greek Heroes. Like many Greek Heroes‚ Percy went on a great and dangerous journey and like most Greek Heroes‚ he had the courage and strength to do this. Because of this‚ Percy is most like Perseus‚ Odysseus‚ and Theseus. Percy is not just like Perseus because their names sound alike. They are alike in other ways as well. Like Perseus‚ Percy was saved because he had a god watching over him. In “ The Great Heroes
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The Cyclops In the section of the Cyclops‚ Odysseus and his men stop to rest on an island inhabited by the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. The crew discovered the Cyclops’s cave and decided to stay‚ not knowing it was Polyphemus’s cave. When the Cyclops returned to his cave Odysseus expects Polyphemus to present him with gifts or else Zeus will rain his wrath upon Polyphemus. Consequently‚ Polyphemus becomes angered‚ snaches two of Odesseus’s men and devours them for dinner. The cyclops rolls
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A big part of being a hero‚ is leadership. When Odysseus and his crew show up on the island of the lotus eaters‚ Odysseus sent his crew out. They found the lotus eaters‚people who eat lotuses which makes them forget all of their goals and worries. When the crew is offered some they to forget what their goals and worries are. Odysseus soon finds out what is going on and went to investigate. When he saw what had happened to the crew he tried to get them off the island. In this moment Odysseus dragged
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First‚ they arrive at Ismarus‚ the land of the Cicones. They sack the city‚ killing the men and taking the women and treasure as bounty. They are later attacked by the Cicones. Second‚ They arrive in the Land of the Lotus-eaters. Here‚ his men eat lotus flowers. The flowers cause the men to lose their desire to return home‚ so Odysseus must force them back to the ship. Third‚ at the Cyclops’ cave‚ his men escape being eaten only by Odysseus blinding the one-eyed Polyphemus (son of Poseidon)
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Rashae Barnes Critical Essay ENGL 214- 01 Dr Thomas The Courageous Will of Odysseus During the poem the Odyssey Odysseus’s character was challenged in so many ways‚ but his strong curisma and will for survival kept him destined for success. In the story Odysseus faces many obstacles and manages to overcome them all and eventually return home to his land of Ithaca. Odysseus also has sharp intellectual skills that help him throughout his journey. Odysseus is
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determination in many different ways. The first example is when they stopped at the land of the Lotus Eaters. The men that ate the lotus wanted to stay on the land because they were addicted to the lotus‚ but Odysseus‚ the great leader‚ would never let that happen. He said‚ “I drove them‚ all three wailing‚ to the ships‚ tied them down under their rowing benches” and told the rest not to eat the Lotus or they would lose their wishes of wanting to return home (898). This shows Odysseus’s committed
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Odysseus is also a great leader to his men. His leadership helps him make decisions for himself and his men while being afloat on the sea. Using his leadership Odysseus tells his men‚ when they arrived to the Lotus Eaters‚ "All hands aboard; come‚ clear the beach and no one taste the Lotus‚ or you lose your hope of home." (lines 103-105) After passing the
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