Do you have to lie in order to be clever? In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ Huckleberry uses his clever skills to get out of challenging situations. However‚ it seems like each of his clever ideas involves a lie. Overall‚ Huckleberry is clever he shows this in his escape from Pap‚ lying and making cover stories to avoid being caught‚ and his quick thinking. When Huckleberry Finn escapes from Pap he manages to successfully throw the town off his tracks. “I took The ax
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own‚ where Rainford becomes the hunted. He undergoes a great internal change on the perspective of human and animal life. Rainsford is young wealthy man who loves to hunt‚ and is good at it‚ he knows lots of different hunting techniques and how to make a various amount of effectful traps that he uses later on in the story.Furthermore is witty‚ in good shape‚ has wicked eye sight and the ability to pick out small movements and animals from
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Have you ever played a game of hide and seek‚ and your nervous that he/she is gonna find you. Well that’s Rainsford except when he gets caught he is gonna get killed. But rainsford has certain traits such as a determined mind set and a sharp mind to add to that and also thoughtful feelings. Rainsford is determined in this passage adventure to try and stay alive and gather his thoughts and overcome Zaroff and his experienced ways. But yet at the same time Zaroff is getting hunted as well by rainsford
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Odyssey which is the story of Odysseus. Odysseus a Greek Hero who fought in the Trojan War for ten years and was gone from home for another ten years. One place Odysseus traveled to was Cyclops island where Odysseus met Polyphemus. Polyphemus was a cyclops that shows how Odysseus’ life changed and how Odysseus is a hero with a lesson to learn. Odysseus made some clever choices with Polyphemus but other choices lead to nothing but destruction and pain. Throughout Odysseus’ journey he is reminded of the
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Odysseus has done some not so clever actions‚ but he has also done some heroic ones. Some people believe that Odysseus was too prideful and foolish‚ but I believe that he should be defined as a hero. Whenever Odysseus and his crew faced many challenges‚ Odysseus always looked out for his shipmates and would help them when needed. He showed loyalty and cared for his crew and I believe that is a trait that heroes should have. Odysseus has the many traits that a hero possesses. One of the traits he
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Odysseus is a hero. How is Odysseus a hero? According to Google‚ a hero is “a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities.”. In the Odyssey‚ I saw Odysseus as a hero because he was patriotic‚ humane and dexterous and there are a few times I see these qualities in the Odyssey. In this essay‚ I will discuss how Odysseus revealed his valiant and lionhearted ways throughout his long-lasting‚ venturesome journey. Odysseus is a very patriotic
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trying to make it back home to your family‚ this is what Odysseus faced on his journey home in The Odyssey that Homer created. In The Odyssey Homer depicts Odysseus as a prideful yet cunning hero. Odysseus is very prideful when it comes to his family and his battles. Odysseus and his men blind Polythemus the cyclopes and escpae safetly onto the boats. When Odysseus escapes Polythemus he becomes very proud and yells out that he his Odysseus. Odysseus shows his after deceiving Polythemus by telling him
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War. Most Greek heroes were shown to be righteous‚ pure‚ and gave the effect that they could do nothing wrong. In this epic‚ Odysseus is portrayed as more of a human in comparison to other Greek heroes due to the fact that he does many good and bad things throughout his journey home. Although Odysseus performs many questionable actions‚ he is an admirable character. Odysseus shows he is an admirable
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Homer portrays Odysseus as a wise‚ adept soldier. Throughout the novel‚ one can see his cunning ability and his understanding of his environment. He is respected by all‚ Achaeans and Trojans‚ for his eloquence and poise. Another great soldier‚ Diomedes is a strong and fearless warrior. After Achilles leaves the battlefield‚ his strength is unmatched and everyone recognizes his dominance. These men are two of the best Achaean warriors‚ honored by all. In Book 10‚ Diomedes selects Odysseus to spy with
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Odyssey‚ we learn that the main character‚ Odysseus‚ has been held captive by the nymph Calypso for twenty years. We also learn that Odysseus had finished (and won) fighting a war against the city of Troy and has been held captive by Calypso ever since. During this time‚ Odysseus’ son and wife‚ whom Odysseus left behind to fight in the war‚ have been patiently waiting for Odysseus’ return to his palace in Ithaca in which Odysseus is king. Telemachus‚ Odysseus’ son‚ has grown into a young man and he’s
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