Comparing Odysseus And The Odyssey

Hope can often be defined as a wantful expectation or a wish tending to be positive. Hope can as simple as a child desiring a treat, a fan hoping their sports team will win a game, or on a more serious note an end to war in the world. In The Odyssey written by Homer, Odysseus becomes more and more hopeful as his journey progresses to Ithaca, his home. Striving ambitions and expectations are also commonly found in Touching Spirit Bear written by Ben Mikealson. A story where Cole Mathews is changed by the hard-ships he experiences while banished on an island as a result of his juvenile crimes.
In both novels that I read, the main characters showed development; one (Odysseus) quite superficial and the other,(Cole Mathews), substantially . In the