Odysseus: A Modern Day Hero

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What makes a hero? There is many qualities that a hero has and in The Odyssey, Odysseus acts like a modern day hero. Odysseus could be considered a modern day hero because he never gives up, he is loyal, and is smart.
One way that Odysseus can be considered a modern day hero is that he never gives up. Odysseus never let the people know it was him when he was dressed like a beggar. He never let any anger out and he kept it all in when Odysseus got hit by Antinous with a stool. Odysseus kept his cool while the suitors mistreated him,did not let him have food, and just all around disrespected him. He just wanted to wait until the time came so he can get his revenge on them. Odysseus showed that he would never give up on his plan. ‘’The stool

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