The Odyssey‚ revered to be one of the great works of ancient Greek tradition has a lot to teach us even in the modern world. Odysseus‚ his son Telemachus and Penelope all have relationships with the gods‚ some of these relationships seem strange at first but if we take a deeper look into them we can see that there is often an underlying message being taught. I wish to explore these messages and also the archetypal qualities the aforementioned characters possess to answer one question: what does this
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just the right amount of pride. This may be true for some‚ but many in today’s society could learn a lesson from ancient Greek literature. In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ the story of Odysseus’s journey and the people he encounters teaches valuable lessons about the virtues of xenia‚ arête‚ and hubris. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Homer uses many terms that were used to describe various qualities and practices that were greatly valued in ancient Greek culture. Many of the prominent traditions
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The Odyssey Allegory The book The Odyssey by Homer is a way to show how people can face many challenges in their lives. For example‚ the cyclops named Prometheus could be an example of people trying to hurt you‚ or stop you on your journey. Lotus flowers could represent temptations‚ and Aeolus meant to represent fortune and luck in going to be where you want to go‚ and underestimating how fortunate you are at a certain time. It’s easy to mix life with fiction‚ but the Odyssey merges the two beautifully
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The Odyssey‚ life applications are implied through the different adventurous journeys of Odysseus‚ the protagonist. These adventures relay certain and different knowledge to every individual reader. Some of this knowledge includes the relation of numerous morals to everyday life experiences such as identity and boasting‚ surrogates‚ and enjoying life as a whole. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus models how identity can be related to modern day life through his experiences. For example‚ after
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The Duality of Odysseus: an Odyssey of the Mind As William Makepeace Thackeray once said‚ "bravery never goes out of fashion." This theme is evident both in modern day life and ancient literature. As America found out this past August‚ men will go to all ends to prove their masculinity. William Lawson‚ of Louisiana‚ is among the more recent examples of this. Years after leaving the Marine Corps as a grunt‚ without fighting experience‚ he masqueraded as a Marine Corps General. His deception
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What types of traits must an individual possess in order to be considered loyal? What profound acts of faithfulness and devotion must they take to be forever linked to this loosely used word in the eyes of society? The idea of loyalty has not only been thematically present in literature throughout all of history‚ but it is prevalent in one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays‚ Julius Caesar. Through different groups of characters such as the conspirators as well as the plebeians of Rome‚ the idea of
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In the Novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” There are a lot of examples of courage. Characters in the novel all have distinct personalities and attributes‚ but only a few display courage‚ and not all in the same ways. Some of this character’s include‚ Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout. All of this people have courage for different reasons. Atticus’s courage is standing up for the right thing. Atticus defends a man who at that time was hated by the people around him. Atticus felt that this was not right and defended
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Courage Appears from the Most Unlikely People Courage‚ something that comes in many forms‚ hiding in every corner‚ but not always seen. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee portrays many forms of courage through the actions of her characters. The three characters‚ which from my perspective‚ revealed their courage via their actions within this novel are Mrs. Dubose‚ Jem and Atticus. Courage comes in many shapes and sizes and is often overlooked in the everyday individuals. One example is
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Throughout the first eighteen books of The Odyssey‚ one of the central themes in the epic is the double standard of fidelity in Odysseus’ time. Women who werent faithful were shunned in the society‚ but when Men were unfaithful‚ not much was made of it. The relationship of Penelope and Odysseus gives us a prime example of this as Penelope wards of the suitors‚ refusing to move on from Odysseus where as Odysseus was intimate with other women on numerous occasions on his journey back to his homeland
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From the epic poem by Homer‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus lack heroism presented in his actions. His success is due to the fact‚ he is able to intelligently apply himself in dire situations. However the majority of feats are unnecessary‚ as he tends to indulge in these predicaments due to his selfishness and curiosity. For example‚ at the time of Lotus Eaters‚ Odysseus sets course to the Lotus Eaters to discover who are natives of the island. His curiosity ended up of 3 of his men getting paralyzed and
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