Odysseus And Lazarus Essay

It’s important to complete actions that can change one’s fate, but also equally important to demonstrate self-control. Without the urge of indulging in our desires, there would be no test of our moral and physical ability for characters like Odysseus to show his growth, and self-control and even a character like Lazarus who is hunted down show moral characteristics to demonstrate that too. While Odysseus and Lazarus are not perfect men, they both show how they struggled and overcome their flaws to learn a moral lesson from the gods and the threat of mortal or god is a dangerous challenge to face as well.
Odysseus, king of Ithaca sails to Troy with an army of men to liberate princess Helen from the Trojans. Odysseus’ leadership at Troy made
The song starts off saying “Well the high sheriff told his deputy Won't you go out and bring me Lazarus Bring him dead or alive Lord, Lord Bring him dead or alive Well the deputy, he told the high sheriff I ain't gonna mess with Lazarus Well the deputy, he told the high sheriff Says I ain't gonna mess with Lazarus Well he's a dangerous man Lord, Lord He's a dangerous man Well then the high sheriff, he found Lazarus He was hidin' in the chill of a mountain Well the high sheriff found Lazarus He was hidin' in the chill of the mountain”. The song states that Lazarus is wanted by the high sheriff so he sends the deputy to get him but he refused to foreshadow the idea of being escorted by gods like Athena was escorting Odysseus. Difficult challenges were in his way from being hunted, having to escape and outside the story representing as god’s glory as his death is a test for Jesus and in the song Po Lazarus, been shot and well they take poor Lazarus and they laid him on the commissary gallery like Jesus story of being hanged on the cross relating to the idea of demonstrating humanity as he shows human emotions such as suffering, self-control from the high sheriff in Lazarus