Odysseus's Determination In The Odyssey

Odysseus displays consistent determination during the Odyssey as witnessed through the determination he exhibits overcoming many of the challenges which he faces. I can relate to the fortitude that Odysseus displayed throughout his journeys as I encountered a challenge of my own after injuring myself during basketball season. There were distinct issues that I had to overcome and problem-solve in order to regain strength and stability to finish the season; and I wasn’t sure if I had the determination to overcome this latest setback.
The entire storyline of The Odyssey is defined by Odysseus’s perseverance. He is determined to return home to Ithaca and won’t let anything stand in his way. Even though Odysseus is confounded by certain events, he refuses to give up and does find a …show more content…
An overwhelming event that Odysseus faced was with the Lotus-Eaters. His men were drugged and Odysseus is charged with forcing his man back on the ship in order to stop the delay for home any longer. A next travail that faces Odysseus is when he reaches the island where the Cyclops lives. The Cyclops keeps his men captive as he systematically eats them, while Odysseus devises a plan to escape the island and free the rest of his surviving peers. Odysseus also faces Syclla and Charybdis which are two sea monsters. Circe tells Odysseus that he will face either Scylla or Charybdis and his men will die. Instead of staying on her island where none of his men will die but Odysseus decides to continue his journey back home and embraces the challenge of facing the sea monsters. While fighting the sea monsters Odysseus displays determination by saying “At this time Charybdis sucked down the sea's salt water, but I reached high in the air above me, to where the tall fig tree grew, and