First, Odysseus in the episode “The Cyclops”, Odysseus while trying to escape Polyphemus’s cave had told Polyphemus that his name was nohbdy, manipulating him to later say”’Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me.’”(409) when telling Polyphemus that his name was nohbdy, he had manipulated Polyphemus and used the cyclopes ignorance to his advantage. By doing this you see the indirect characterization that odysseus is a manipulative character.Moreover, Odysseus is using manipulation to convince the king that he is wise and sensitive.Within the episode of “I Am Laertes Son”, Odysseus is retelling the story of how he ended up on the king's island, utilizing manipulation. He says.“I stormed that place and killed the men who fought./ Plunder we took, and enslaved
