The Epic Poem The Odyssey
Odyssey Essay
Many people go on cruises, road trips, and fly on airplanes and I’m sure some can be considered very long journeys. These trips or journeys are nothing compared to what a man devoted his life to doing. A man named Odysseus travelled for years, even for a majority of his life to many different countries and foreign places. In each new place he was faced with many different obstacles to overcome that weren’t always easy or familiar to where he came from. Homer's Epic Poem the Odyssey teaches us many life lessons including the need for responsibility, avoiding temptations, and lastly the need for encouragement. The Odyssey models how we need to have responsibility or it will create problems. In this quote it represents what …show more content…
For instance the quote from Sailing to Troy models this. “Calypso, loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart’s delight as circe of Aeaea, the enchantress desired me, and detained me in her hall. But in my heart I never gave consent.” Even though Odysseus was tempted to cheat on his wife he knew that it wasn’t right. This guilt was held in him for the rest of his life and he has had to live with the feeling of regret his whole life. In his heart he knew it was wrong but wanting Calypso overruled this. Although he still loves his wife the choice he made caused him to lose her forever. Additionally, to portray this, a quote conveys what happened in the Land of the Lotus Eaters. “...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.” Many men were tempted to eat of the Lotus flower and whose who did got left behind. This definitely related to getting into drugs in our world. It portrays that once you take of taste that you are hooked forever whether you want to be or not. Also, you lose your previous self and everything you once knew, or “home”. Once you lose it you will not return. Those who weren’t tempted continued the journey with Odysseus. Likewise, if we stay away from the temptation of drugs or other unhealthy things then we will be able to continue the journey of life. Clearly we have many temptations in life we need to refrain from falling into or we will run into
Many people go on cruises, road trips, and fly on airplanes and I’m sure some can be considered very long journeys. These trips or journeys are nothing compared to what a man devoted his life to doing. A man named Odysseus travelled for years, even for a majority of his life to many different countries and foreign places. In each new place he was faced with many different obstacles to overcome that weren’t always easy or familiar to where he came from. Homer's Epic Poem the Odyssey teaches us many life lessons including the need for responsibility, avoiding temptations, and lastly the need for encouragement. The Odyssey models how we need to have responsibility or it will create problems. In this quote it represents what …show more content…
For instance the quote from Sailing to Troy models this. “Calypso, loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart’s delight as circe of Aeaea, the enchantress desired me, and detained me in her hall. But in my heart I never gave consent.” Even though Odysseus was tempted to cheat on his wife he knew that it wasn’t right. This guilt was held in him for the rest of his life and he has had to live with the feeling of regret his whole life. In his heart he knew it was wrong but wanting Calypso overruled this. Although he still loves his wife the choice he made caused him to lose her forever. Additionally, to portray this, a quote conveys what happened in the Land of the Lotus Eaters. “...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.” Many men were tempted to eat of the Lotus flower and whose who did got left behind. This definitely related to getting into drugs in our world. It portrays that once you take of taste that you are hooked forever whether you want to be or not. Also, you lose your previous self and everything you once knew, or “home”. Once you lose it you will not return. Those who weren’t tempted continued the journey with Odysseus. Likewise, if we stay away from the temptation of drugs or other unhealthy things then we will be able to continue the journey of life. Clearly we have many temptations in life we need to refrain from falling into or we will run into