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Compare And Contrast Shrek And Odysseus
What does a fat, ugly, shy ogre have in common with a strong, brave, handsome man? The heroes Odysseus and Shrek have a lot of similarities and differences. Odysseus and Shrek both want to go back home to their normal life, but they have different motives for their journey and have very different personalities.
Odysseus and Shrek both want to go home to their normal life to save their home. Odysseus is coming home from the Trojan War and faces many difficulties on the way. Shrek is on a journey to save his home and rescue a princess, and faces many challenges along the way. Odysseus wants to return home because Ithaca is his home and he has grew up there and he wants to reunite with his wife Penelope. Shrek wants to go home because he just
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