And out he stalked as a mountain lion exalt in his power strides through the wind and rain as his eyes blaze and he charges sheep or oxen or chases wild deer but his hunger drives him on to go for flocks, even to raid the best-defended homestead.
So odysseus moved out..
About to mingle with all those lovely girls, naked now as he was, for the need drove him on, a terrible sight, all crusted, caked with brine -- the scattered in panic down the jutting beaches.
(6,172,141-151)
This passage happens right as Odysseus lands on the island of Scheria. He lost all of his men due to a storm while he was at sea. Thankfully, he was saved by Ino, a goddess who gave him a magical scarf that kept him from drowning. Once he landed ashore, he was puzzled …show more content…
The mountain lion does not stop and charges on, defeating flock after flock of sheep or oxen and plowing through them. Although the mountain lion faces strong winds and painful droplets of rain, he continues out of sheer hunger. Homer says “his hunger drives him on to go for flocks” describing the ambition that the mountain lion felt. This is compared to the way that Odysseus, when he lands ashore in Scheria in need of food and attention walks up to Nausicaa and her maids. He is a naked, grimy mess and although he is incredibly embarrassed, as homer said “the need drove him on” and he continued, just like the mountain lion. The two stories, of Odysseus and the mountain lion are being compared because of how they are parallels. The comparison fits in the situation perfectly. At the time in the story that this appears, Odysseus is in the middle of a painful situation where he had to choose between embarrassment and getting the help that he needed. Both the mountain lion and Odysseus are seen as big, strong and powerful images which sets up the simile with a very similar topic of focus. Both short anecdotes go on to describe perseverance and stories of continuing on and pushing through, even though there may be physical and mental barriers. The words hunger in the first comparison and need and the second provoke the word
So odysseus moved out..
About to mingle with all those lovely girls, naked now as he was, for the need drove him on, a terrible sight, all crusted, caked with brine -- the scattered in panic down the jutting beaches.
(6,172,141-151)
This passage happens right as Odysseus lands on the island of Scheria. He lost all of his men due to a storm while he was at sea. Thankfully, he was saved by Ino, a goddess who gave him a magical scarf that kept him from drowning. Once he landed ashore, he was puzzled …show more content…
The mountain lion does not stop and charges on, defeating flock after flock of sheep or oxen and plowing through them. Although the mountain lion faces strong winds and painful droplets of rain, he continues out of sheer hunger. Homer says “his hunger drives him on to go for flocks” describing the ambition that the mountain lion felt. This is compared to the way that Odysseus, when he lands ashore in Scheria in need of food and attention walks up to Nausicaa and her maids. He is a naked, grimy mess and although he is incredibly embarrassed, as homer said “the need drove him on” and he continued, just like the mountain lion. The two stories, of Odysseus and the mountain lion are being compared because of how they are parallels. The comparison fits in the situation perfectly. At the time in the story that this appears, Odysseus is in the middle of a painful situation where he had to choose between embarrassment and getting the help that he needed. Both the mountain lion and Odysseus are seen as big, strong and powerful images which sets up the simile with a very similar topic of focus. Both short anecdotes go on to describe perseverance and stories of continuing on and pushing through, even though there may be physical and mental barriers. The words hunger in the first comparison and need and the second provoke the word