Examples Of Conflict In The Odyssey

The last literary device used is the conflict within the plot. The conflict changes the character, the hero either makes or break. He learns his self-worth and the author uses the conflict to show the hero used the communities values. Such as in Gilgamesh, “Enkidu was alone with sights he saw brought on by pain and fear, as one in deep despair may lie beside his love who sleeps and seems so unafraid, absorbin in himself for the phantoms that she cannot see- phantoms diminished for one when two can see and stay awake to talk of them and search out a solution to despair(Beers 50),” Enkidu is characterized as strong because he suffers through the pain because he didn’t want to slow down his friend. This part of the plot has given to the growth
Eurylochus reminds him of this causing Odysseus to look at his actions. Odysseus learns that he is stronger, faster than normal man and that he is god-like. Odysseus uses this knowledge against his opponents, defeating many of them and finding his way back home. The true colors of other characters can come out in the conflict such as in the Iliad, “Struggling for breath, Hector, his helmet flashing, said, “I beg you, beg you by your life, your parents-don’t let the dogs devour me by the Argive ships(Beers 63)!” Hector to his last breath wanted Achilles to honor the code of the warriors and take his body to his parents. Achilles does not honor this code. Making him look like a bad person. But some people may feel that he is just acting revenge for his fallen friend. Hector has lost the battle and faces the consequence of his