Odysseus A Good Leader Analysis
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Thwin Htoo Aung
Ms. Tiffany Griffith
FYS 111
25 September 2013
Odysseus: A good leader The Odyssey of Homer is a book about a hero and his adventures in his journey home. In this paper, we will discuss about some heroic characters and the leadership skill of Odysseus. To be a good leader, a person should be decisive, cunning, brave, deductive and compassionate. I will discuss why I believe Odysseus as a good leader. First of all, we will discuss about Odysseus’s decisive manner. During his journey, …show more content…
We can see that kind of quality in Odysseus. He is not egotistic and never thinks for his own benefit especially faced with some problems. When his men are trapped in Circe’s house, he follows to save his men even Eurylochus implores him not to go. He replies “Eurylochus, you can stay here and eat and drink beside the hollow black ship: I must go, however: I cannot forgo a task so necessary- this I owe”.(Homer 199). He knows that it is dangerous for him to go and save his men but as a responsible leader, he decides to save people. His speech shows his courage and sacrifice for his people. He also shows his sacrifice while he was in Cyclops cave. He binds three sheep for one comrade but for him, he only uses one …show more content…
In Ismarus, he foresees the danger of inland Cicones and warns his men to hurry back to the shore to avoid the danger. But his men don’t follow his advice and at last they are killed by Cicones.( Homer 170). However as a leader, he knows the fate and warns his men. This shows his deductive quality as a leader. In the “lotus-eaters” land, three of his men eat lotus fruit and don’t even remember to turn back to their ships. In that situation, he doesn’t leave his men and forces them back to the ship because as a leader, he doesn’t want to lose anyone from his group. When he reaches near the Cyclops’ place, he first tries to make sure that the place is safe for them by going to the place with some of his comrades. He has cautious mind and he knows that there might be some dangers according to his experience. The author writes, “ My faithful comrades, wait for me: I’ll take my ship and crew to see who these may be- are they unfeeling people, wild, unjust, or do they welcome strangers, does their thought include fear of gods?”(Homer 174). If he doesn’t care and takes all his men to Cyclops’ cave, it will be a big trouble. Odysseus always think what can happen and the effect of thing what he does. In Cyclops’ cave, he tries to kill the giant while the giant falls asleep but he judges the effect of killing that giant. They will not be able to move the massive stone that blocks the exit
Thwin Htoo Aung
Ms. Tiffany Griffith
FYS 111
25 September 2013
Odysseus: A good leader The Odyssey of Homer is a book about a hero and his adventures in his journey home. In this paper, we will discuss about some heroic characters and the leadership skill of Odysseus. To be a good leader, a person should be decisive, cunning, brave, deductive and compassionate. I will discuss why I believe Odysseus as a good leader. First of all, we will discuss about Odysseus’s decisive manner. During his journey, …show more content…
We can see that kind of quality in Odysseus. He is not egotistic and never thinks for his own benefit especially faced with some problems. When his men are trapped in Circe’s house, he follows to save his men even Eurylochus implores him not to go. He replies “Eurylochus, you can stay here and eat and drink beside the hollow black ship: I must go, however: I cannot forgo a task so necessary- this I owe”.(Homer 199). He knows that it is dangerous for him to go and save his men but as a responsible leader, he decides to save people. His speech shows his courage and sacrifice for his people. He also shows his sacrifice while he was in Cyclops cave. He binds three sheep for one comrade but for him, he only uses one …show more content…
In Ismarus, he foresees the danger of inland Cicones and warns his men to hurry back to the shore to avoid the danger. But his men don’t follow his advice and at last they are killed by Cicones.( Homer 170). However as a leader, he knows the fate and warns his men. This shows his deductive quality as a leader. In the “lotus-eaters” land, three of his men eat lotus fruit and don’t even remember to turn back to their ships. In that situation, he doesn’t leave his men and forces them back to the ship because as a leader, he doesn’t want to lose anyone from his group. When he reaches near the Cyclops’ place, he first tries to make sure that the place is safe for them by going to the place with some of his comrades. He has cautious mind and he knows that there might be some dangers according to his experience. The author writes, “ My faithful comrades, wait for me: I’ll take my ship and crew to see who these may be- are they unfeeling people, wild, unjust, or do they welcome strangers, does their thought include fear of gods?”(Homer 174). If he doesn’t care and takes all his men to Cyclops’ cave, it will be a big trouble. Odysseus always think what can happen and the effect of thing what he does. In Cyclops’ cave, he tries to kill the giant while the giant falls asleep but he judges the effect of killing that giant. They will not be able to move the massive stone that blocks the exit