Odysseus, the fabled hero from The Odyssey, and Che Guevara, the renowned revolutionary, both endure the stages of the hero’s journey of Trials, Allies, and Enemies, the Road Back, and the Supreme Ordeal, however Guevara’s journey gave humanity the strength to fight for one’s values, no matter the consequence.
Both of the heroes face the stage of the Trials, Allies, and Enemies. Odysseus faces various tests such as Poseidon drowning him, but thankfully Odysseus makes friends with a mermaid, Nausicaa, and King Alcinoos. All of them help to bring him home. To illustrate, Odysseus describes his journey to Scheria to King Alcinoos, “There I was stranded for seven long years. Calypso wanted to keep me there forever, make me immortal - but I wept …show more content…
Odysseus faced the danger of the villagers wrath as a direct result of murdering all of the suitors who had seeked to court his wife. For instance, Odysseus stated, “Don’t worry, I am ready for them. I have loyal allies.” when discussing the consequences of his actions to his father (Hinds 240). The quote exemplifies the great amount of problems Odysseus must face in order to return peace and prosperity to Ithaca. On the other hand, the aftermath of Che Guevara’s success in the 26th of July Movement lead to his love of standing up to injustices through rebellions. Specifically, Che Guevara travelled to Congo in 1956 to train rebels in guerilla warfare tactics and to Bolivia in 1966 to try to lead a revolution against the Bolivian government. Che Guevara represents this heroic stage well through his strong morals that never shy away from his actions. The two heroes face the stage of the Road Back for different reasons, but each represents it well. Odysseus faced this stage of the heroic journey as a direct result of the aftermath of his battle against the suitors. Nonetheless, Che Guevara represented this stage well, but for different reasons. Che Guevara faced this stage because of his strength and belief to stand up against oppression. This epitomizes the hero much more because it shows that Guevara is not selfish and is passionate in his …show more content…
Odysseus confronts the Supreme Ordeal through violent slaughter of his enemies who had abused his wife when he was gone. As an illustration, Odysseus intimidates the suitors by vocalizing, “You curs! You thought you’d get away with your rapacious ways, consuming my goods, seducing my maids, and courting my wife while I was away at Troy. You thought your king would never come back alive. Now black death will take you all!” (Hinds 213). Odysseus’ conquest is shown through this stage well as he is able to overcome the evil that plagues his family. By the same token, Che Guevara defies his Supreme Ordeal through invading Cuba with his army to end the Batista regime once and for all. For example, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter Havana where they take down the remains of the Batista dictatorship on January 2nd. Che Guevara’s actions depicts his ability to repress evil in order to bring justice to society. Both heroes defeat their enemies through means of violence. However, Che Guevara defeats his enemy through liberating the Cuban people because it was the right thing to do. This is unlike Odysseus, who emerged victorious against his enemies through means of
Both of the heroes face the stage of the Trials, Allies, and Enemies. Odysseus faces various tests such as Poseidon drowning him, but thankfully Odysseus makes friends with a mermaid, Nausicaa, and King Alcinoos. All of them help to bring him home. To illustrate, Odysseus describes his journey to Scheria to King Alcinoos, “There I was stranded for seven long years. Calypso wanted to keep me there forever, make me immortal - but I wept …show more content…
Odysseus faced the danger of the villagers wrath as a direct result of murdering all of the suitors who had seeked to court his wife. For instance, Odysseus stated, “Don’t worry, I am ready for them. I have loyal allies.” when discussing the consequences of his actions to his father (Hinds 240). The quote exemplifies the great amount of problems Odysseus must face in order to return peace and prosperity to Ithaca. On the other hand, the aftermath of Che Guevara’s success in the 26th of July Movement lead to his love of standing up to injustices through rebellions. Specifically, Che Guevara travelled to Congo in 1956 to train rebels in guerilla warfare tactics and to Bolivia in 1966 to try to lead a revolution against the Bolivian government. Che Guevara represents this heroic stage well through his strong morals that never shy away from his actions. The two heroes face the stage of the Road Back for different reasons, but each represents it well. Odysseus faced this stage of the heroic journey as a direct result of the aftermath of his battle against the suitors. Nonetheless, Che Guevara represented this stage well, but for different reasons. Che Guevara faced this stage because of his strength and belief to stand up against oppression. This epitomizes the hero much more because it shows that Guevara is not selfish and is passionate in his …show more content…
Odysseus confronts the Supreme Ordeal through violent slaughter of his enemies who had abused his wife when he was gone. As an illustration, Odysseus intimidates the suitors by vocalizing, “You curs! You thought you’d get away with your rapacious ways, consuming my goods, seducing my maids, and courting my wife while I was away at Troy. You thought your king would never come back alive. Now black death will take you all!” (Hinds 213). Odysseus’ conquest is shown through this stage well as he is able to overcome the evil that plagues his family. By the same token, Che Guevara defies his Supreme Ordeal through invading Cuba with his army to end the Batista regime once and for all. For example, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter Havana where they take down the remains of the Batista dictatorship on January 2nd. Che Guevara’s actions depicts his ability to repress evil in order to bring justice to society. Both heroes defeat their enemies through means of violence. However, Che Guevara defeats his enemy through liberating the Cuban people because it was the right thing to do. This is unlike Odysseus, who emerged victorious against his enemies through means of