pattern of narrative identified by Joseph Campbell‚ that describes the typical adventure of The Hero‚ the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group‚ tribe‚ or civilization (Hero’s Journey). Odysseus‚ the main character in the Odyssey by Homer‚ and his journey is a great example of a Hero’s Journey because of all the stages he went through. Being the King of Ithaca‚ he has great responsibilities‚ but because he had a newborn son‚ he couldn’t just leave his family. Still‚ he had
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Odyssey Essay Hospitality The greeks put a large emphasis on the importance of traditions. One important example of a tradition is to show hospitality and respect strangers as well as to hosts. If this tradition was broken‚ punishments were to be dealt out. Usually‚ the punishments were not specific. What happened after the God’s traditions were disobeyed‚ a series of bad events usually occurred. After the God’s traditions were followed‚ a series of positive events usually occurred
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Nadia Mendoza Ms. Kittelson English 9 March 14‚ 2011 The Odyssey In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer‚ the journey of a Greek king is traced. Though sailing can sound extremely easy like driving‚ in this epic poem things are slightly different. Odysseus the protagonist of this epic poem and his sailing crew face frequent temptations that not only determine their loyalty and strength to resist these temptations‚ but also how long-lasting their sail back home can be. The enlightened message
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ooven Intro to Literature comp 4/6/11 The Odyssey A Great Hero? The epic poem The Odyssey is an epic written by the Greek writer Homer. It centers on the character Odysseus who is a great leader and a king of Ithaca whose actions portrayed a great deal of intelligence‚ bravery‚ and determination throughout his many encounters during his journey. Odysseus is a good leader but had some flaws. He could have been a better leader if he was more humble and was open to accepting help
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Immigration and Religious Profiling: Annotated Bibliography The author of a Why I Am a Muslim: An American Odyssey discusses their viewpoint as an American Muslim female in the article. Asma Gull Hasan is an American born child of Pakistani immigrants who grew up in California and was attending liberal college courses during the Oklahoma City bombing‚ she uses these experiences in the article. Hasan opens the article with a hypothetical question‚ encouraging readers to think of the stereotypes placed
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lot about the societies that created them: the society’s beliefs‚ desires and fears. Mike Rugnetta‚ host of Idea Channel‚ talks about the relationship between fictional monsters and real people in his video‚ “Why Do We Love Zombies?” In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ translated by Robert Fagles‚ Scylla and Charybdis‚ the monstrous obstacles on the way to Ithaca‚ are a powerful duo. The way Odysseus reacts to them is reflective of the ancient Greeks’ submissiveness to the gods. In the same way‚ Max Brook’s World
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In Homer’s Odyssey‚ the women are portrayed in many different ways‚ some are said to be wise while others are cruel‚ but many are treated differently from the opposite gender. One of the women in the story‚ Penelope‚ was portrayed as very wise but because of her gender she was expected to obey many of the men. Similarly to Penelope‚ Arete‚ queen of the Phaeacians‚ was equally wise but was viewed almost as an equal to the men. In contrast to the other two women‚ Melantho was very malicious and was
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A personal virtue that is a major theme in the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ is loyalty and perseverance. The best example of loyalty in of the epic‚ Penelope‚ who waited faithfully in Ithaca for 20 years for her husband‚ Odysseus’‚ to return. Odysseus’ son Telemachus‚ who also showed loyalty by standing by his father against the suitors who are after the throne. The two analytical lenses that I will use to interpret this epic‚ is the Psychological and the social class lens. The psychology lens focuses on the
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Although it is clear women in Homer’s The Odyssey are hierarchically lower than men‚ and have to follow societal norms and the orders of men‚ women also have the power to disrupt and distract Odysseus’ journey home. Men have clear dominance over the lives of women throughout The Odyssey and make choices for them in instances even when they are completely capable. This is evident even with mother-son relationships. Telemachus commands Penelope‚ his own mother to “go back to [her] quarters. Tend to
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In these last books of The Odyssey there is a theme of double standards‚ Odysseus is able to get away with anything. In the beginning of these books Penelope finally decides to pick a suitor to marry even though she does not really want to do this‚ she even prays for her own death. Her method of choosing a competition: whoever can string and shot Odysseus’ bow‚ that only he is strong enough to shoot‚ through twelve axes wins her hand in marriage. When Odysseus goes to tell her his story‚ still disguised
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