The story is about a group of men that called the Suitors. These men came to marry Penelope after they thought Odysseus is dead, the Suitors caused so many problems and Penelope is not happy. In the Odyssey, Penelope uses a simile, belief, and conflict to characterize the Suitors as monsters. Penelope uses simile to characterize the Suitors as monsters when she said, “They were like vultures when they spot a dead cow: one drops, then another, until finally, every vulture for miles around is tearing up the carcass.” This device reveals that the Suitors are lustful and aggressive. She said they are like vultures when they see a cow, and when vultures see a cow they attack it and eat it. Vultures also can be extremely possessive with their
