Odysseus Journey Away From Home Analysis

In The Odyssey, written by Homer, Odysseus goes on a long journey away from home. While being away there are wooers, who are trying to take his kingdom and place as king. Penelope, his wife, does not allow that to happen and his son, Telemachus, goes out to search for his father. Odysseus’s journey back home was a long one because of the obstacles thrown at him by gods and goddesses. When he finally arrived at home, he disguised himself as a beggar and fought the wooers. He ended up killing them all and punishing the housemaids that were involved with the wooers. Odysseus’s actions are justified, everyone, who did wrong, deserved the punishment they received, and the punishments were not too severe.

Odysseus’s actions are justified because the wooers had invaded his kingdom, while he was away and planned on killing Telemachus and Odysseus. It was Odysseus’s kingdom and as king, he did what he had to do to protect himself, his family, and his kingdom. If Odysseus didn’t kill the wooers and take action, he and his family would have been killed and his kingdom would have been in chaos. As a king, father and husband, Odysseus did what he had to do to protect what was his and to show everyone what will happen when they betray him. …show more content…
The wooers bothered Penelope and Telemachus, while he was away and ate all their food and disturbed the peace. They planned on killing Telemachus and Odysseus. The housemaids betrayed Penelope and told the wooers the secret of the blanket, she was making. In most kingdoms, when one betrays the king, they are severely punished or killed, Odysseus did what he had to for his title as King. If he did not take any action in giving punishment or killing those who betrayed him, Odysseus would have been looked at as an easy king and others would try to betray him in the