The Odyssey: Poem Analysis

Homer’s poem, The Odyssey, is a story of, Odysseus, the hero behind the Trojan Horse. After ten years fighting and then winning the Trojan War, Odysseus sets for home. Unfortunately, he unexpectedly faces much adversity in his travels, including becoming a goddess’ sex slave and losing all of his men to the sun god. It takes Odysseus another ten years to finally get home, where he must fight to take back his wife and thrown. On August 21, 2017, I will be 34 years old and I have lived an epic life. Those close to me would say, conservatively, that my life’s history closely resembles that of a Homeric tale.
My father had “grass is greener syndrome.” I was born in Garland, Texas, but by the age of 16, I had already moved 76 times. I always knew I wanted to be a teacher, but constantly moving made it difficult to succeed in school. My first year and a half of high school was split between five different schools. I graduated with a 3.7 GPA and plans to attend The College of William and Mary. I was the first …show more content…
My co-workers and my family never knew that anything was wrong with my personal life because I kept it hidden. Admittedly, I did start to give up on my dream of teaching, but living with a heroin addict can do that to you. One day while at work, I got a call from the Dallas Police stating my car had been found and my boyfriend was inside overdosing on drugs purchased with my last dollar. I gave the police permission to break my car window and alas, Jason’s life was saved. Before this, I had tried many times to get away from him. I kicked him out seven times, but each time he would call the police and they would make me let him back in. For weeks, I had prayed that either Jason would kill me or himself. I have never felt so hopeless or low in all my life. This was me clinging for my life on the side of a cliff with nothing but fingertips. The day the police took Jason to jail, I made the decision to change