Did you know that the average American travels 13,346 miles per year? But, why do we travel so much? When we embark on journeys, we may all have different objectives or reasons on why we took that journey. But, in the end, journeys are meant to teach us something that can drastically change our lives. Something that Odysseus from The Odyssey by Homer, Kira Salak from The Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu, and the character from ¨The Journey¨ by Mary Oliver all have in common is that the characters all learned a lesson that heavily impacted the way they lived day to day. Odysseus learned many lessons in his pursuit, but the main lesson he learned was to stay humble, and to avoid letting pride influence his decisions. Odysseus is from
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It would take Odysseus another ten years to get back to his wife and son, but do not think his journey did not come without trials and tribulations. The only thing that kept Odysseus motivated was the thought of …show more content…
All of their adventures came with hardships, but all of them concluded their treks with a different perspective on life. Odysseus embarked on his journey simply to get home, but learned many things, like how to think quickly and to not let pride influence decisions. Kira Salak wanted to be the first woman to achieve the dangerous journey another explorer underwent. Running off of the concept of self-achievement, she went on the journey and learned that she should not let any type of hardship stop her from reaching her goal. The nameless character from “The Journey”, just wanted to end the negative thoughts in her head and ended up learning that even though the negative things seem continual, we should never give up because things will get better. Something that Odysseus from The Odyssey by Homer, Kira Salak from The Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu, and the character from ¨The Journey¨ by Mary Oliver all have in common is that the characters all learned a lesson that heavily impacted the way they lived day to
It would take Odysseus another ten years to get back to his wife and son, but do not think his journey did not come without trials and tribulations. The only thing that kept Odysseus motivated was the thought of …show more content…
All of their adventures came with hardships, but all of them concluded their treks with a different perspective on life. Odysseus embarked on his journey simply to get home, but learned many things, like how to think quickly and to not let pride influence decisions. Kira Salak wanted to be the first woman to achieve the dangerous journey another explorer underwent. Running off of the concept of self-achievement, she went on the journey and learned that she should not let any type of hardship stop her from reaching her goal. The nameless character from “The Journey”, just wanted to end the negative thoughts in her head and ended up learning that even though the negative things seem continual, we should never give up because things will get better. Something that Odysseus from The Odyssey by Homer, Kira Salak from The Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu, and the character from ¨The Journey¨ by Mary Oliver all have in common is that the characters all learned a lesson that heavily impacted the way they lived day to