The Odyssey: Manhood And Loyalty In Homer's Odyssey
Thanh Huynh
Mr.Harris
Period 2A
21 November 2013
Essay #5
In the epic, The Odyssey, by Homer, there are many themes introduced in the first several books including manhood and loyalty. The first several books show us these themes through the hero entering the journey and realizing morals and ideas throughout the introduction.By doing this,themes and main points are revealed and are easier to identify for the rest of the story, and the characters, plot, and actions introduced in the first several books further foreshadows future later in the story.In this way, Homer leads a path that the reader can predict the theme through the first several books by indentifying those aspects and elements of the epic. The first books use …show more content…
For example, Book 2 shows us the character Athena motivating Telemakhos to find his father through inspiration and manhood, in which manhood is revealed through the interactions of both Athena and Telemakhos. "The son is rare who me measures with his father, and one in a thousand is a better man, but you will have the sap and wit and prudence-for you get that Odysseus-," (pg.27 lines 292-295). This is an example of how early character interactions set up the major themes and later actions of the other main characters such as the hero. Athena's saying to Odysseus inspires him later on to reach a goal of manlihood. This is one evidence of how characters and their actions influence the build-up of major themes from the start that then solifies to the end of the epic. Another way of how the character and …show more content…
This helps to identify themes through what is explained as a goal and what is explained as a conflict. "We have no strong Odysseus to defend us and as to putting up fight ourseleves-we only show incompetence in arms."(pg.21 lines 64-66)."Homer presents to us the disaster at hand and what can be done to ease the cause.By doing this he leads the reader into analyzing and realizing what the main focus of the story is.,which is loyalty since Telemakhos stays loyal to his father and believes he is the solution to the suitors as according to the quote.Since the reader acknowledges the problem and the possible solution,they can interpret the solutions and problems as symbols or things that relate to each other.This is epic is known to revolve around family loyalty and manhood.However,this is only one of the many ways that Homer uses the first many books to introduce and reveal major thems through plot and obstacles.Homer uses obstacles to help the reader focus on what is morally correct.The Odyssey hits on the importance of respect,whether it is to household or to people."Mother wants no suitors,but like a pack they came-sons of the best men here among them-lads with no stomach for an introduction to Ikàrios,her father across the sea;".(page 20 lines 53-56)The obstacles in the hand of Odysseus at the beginning of the book are the suitors.They come
Mr.Harris
Period 2A
21 November 2013
Essay #5
In the epic, The Odyssey, by Homer, there are many themes introduced in the first several books including manhood and loyalty. The first several books show us these themes through the hero entering the journey and realizing morals and ideas throughout the introduction.By doing this,themes and main points are revealed and are easier to identify for the rest of the story, and the characters, plot, and actions introduced in the first several books further foreshadows future later in the story.In this way, Homer leads a path that the reader can predict the theme through the first several books by indentifying those aspects and elements of the epic. The first books use …show more content…
For example, Book 2 shows us the character Athena motivating Telemakhos to find his father through inspiration and manhood, in which manhood is revealed through the interactions of both Athena and Telemakhos. "The son is rare who me measures with his father, and one in a thousand is a better man, but you will have the sap and wit and prudence-for you get that Odysseus-," (pg.27 lines 292-295). This is an example of how early character interactions set up the major themes and later actions of the other main characters such as the hero. Athena's saying to Odysseus inspires him later on to reach a goal of manlihood. This is one evidence of how characters and their actions influence the build-up of major themes from the start that then solifies to the end of the epic. Another way of how the character and …show more content…
This helps to identify themes through what is explained as a goal and what is explained as a conflict. "We have no strong Odysseus to defend us and as to putting up fight ourseleves-we only show incompetence in arms."(pg.21 lines 64-66)."Homer presents to us the disaster at hand and what can be done to ease the cause.By doing this he leads the reader into analyzing and realizing what the main focus of the story is.,which is loyalty since Telemakhos stays loyal to his father and believes he is the solution to the suitors as according to the quote.Since the reader acknowledges the problem and the possible solution,they can interpret the solutions and problems as symbols or things that relate to each other.This is epic is known to revolve around family loyalty and manhood.However,this is only one of the many ways that Homer uses the first many books to introduce and reveal major thems through plot and obstacles.Homer uses obstacles to help the reader focus on what is morally correct.The Odyssey hits on the importance of respect,whether it is to household or to people."Mother wants no suitors,but like a pack they came-sons of the best men here among them-lads with no stomach for an introduction to Ikàrios,her father across the sea;".(page 20 lines 53-56)The obstacles in the hand of Odysseus at the beginning of the book are the suitors.They come