Death In The Odyssey

In order to underscore the circumstances behind the death of Homer, it would be quite significant to first underscore that fact that the entire is bestowed with the themes of change and death. However, the theme of death takes the center stage in this paper. Death and change are actually the factors holding the underlying message in the story. The author clearly brings out the idea that it is actually better for an individual to accept the instances of death rather than to ignore the episode through the simple accounts he gives on the lives of Miss Emily (Faulkner 15). She chooses not to accept the fact that her father is dead by clinging on the father and extremely controlling the instances in which the fate of her father could be well versed
This even led to the actual effect that she could not allow the city to put out the postal numbers on her door for the delivery of mails. She actually maintained all these events as a means and way of trying to force the town to remain at a standstill. Her actions actually led her to the killing of Homer. From the looks at the remains of Homer, it was evident that he had a rotten body, covered in a nightshirt. These were actually extremely pinned on the pillow (Faulkner 31). Beside the body lay a coat filled with dust. This shows hoe Emily tried to preserve both her life and the life of Homer right to the extent in which she could not realize that the person had died and the body was actually rotting under the
The author is actually able to bring out a cascade of events that are linked to the fear of death. This is then portrayed in an ironical manner where Emily ands up killing Homer though her persistent escapism toward death. The story thus incorporates a lot of ideas that are linked to the society and could as well be seen as the avenue towards propagating male chauvinism in the wider society. It is quite clear to underscore the effects of reader response mechanisms that could be used in the story. This could be achieved through reader criticism in the entire story. This story is indeed very significant in the field of literature because of the effects of death and change