Odysseus An Anti Hero

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Odysseus showed many traits of an anti-hero. He isn't are average strong, and brave hero he had many flaws. We see him many time break down, and be very weak. When we think of heros , they don't really have those moments. They are strong both mentally and physically.
For example, “Odysseus with massive hands drew his rich mantle down over his brow, cloaking his face with it,: to make the Phaiakians miss his secret tears that started in his eyes.” (Book Fitzgerald line 90-95)
Odysseus was yet again showing a weak side of himself. Another example would be, “... went to find odysseus in his stone seat-tear on tear brimming his eyes.”(Book Fitzgerald line 157-158) In both scene we see odysseus completely breaking down. The definition of a hero

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