In the Odyssey, Odysseus travels a long journey back to his home, Ithaca, after fighting in the Trojan War for 10 long years. However, I strongly believe Odysseus himself was the reason that he witnessed a long journey returning to his homeland. If he hadn’t made specific decisions, I’d expect that Odysseus would be able to return earlier. In the epic, I believe that three major decisions could’ve helped Odysseus sail back towards home sooner if he had chosen the right choice.
One of the significant decisions is Odysseus’ accord to rest on the Cyclops’ island and approach the Cyclops’ cave. If Odysseus hadn’t settled on greeting Polyphemus, he wouldn’t have lost men and they wouldn’t have been trapped with no way out besides relocating the boulder. Suddenly, Odysseus thought of a plan to escape the cave where Polyphemus would remove the boulder, but wouldn’t be able to catch Odysseus and his men from escaping. Odysseus’ idea was to make Polyphemus blind, so he would move the boulder and not be able to catch Odysseus and his men. Odysseus’ plan succeeds by making a spike out of an olive tree, charring the spike, and launching it into Polyphemus’ eye. Polyphemus wakes up and yells that Nohbdy ruined …show more content…
However, if Odysseus hadn’t taunted Polyphemus and revealed himself, Polyphemus wouldn’t have placed a curse on their journey back home. Therefore, Odysseus himself caused the fact that his men didn’t return home and he doesn’t return to Ithaca sooner.
In the end, Odysseus himself was his only curse. If he had many different decisions, he would’ve been able to return way sooner than he did. Later in the Odyssey, Odysseus drifts on to the kingdom of the Phoenicians and meets King Alcinous. King Alcinous helps Odysseus home and therefore, ends Odysseus’ journey back home to
One of the significant decisions is Odysseus’ accord to rest on the Cyclops’ island and approach the Cyclops’ cave. If Odysseus hadn’t settled on greeting Polyphemus, he wouldn’t have lost men and they wouldn’t have been trapped with no way out besides relocating the boulder. Suddenly, Odysseus thought of a plan to escape the cave where Polyphemus would remove the boulder, but wouldn’t be able to catch Odysseus and his men from escaping. Odysseus’ idea was to make Polyphemus blind, so he would move the boulder and not be able to catch Odysseus and his men. Odysseus’ plan succeeds by making a spike out of an olive tree, charring the spike, and launching it into Polyphemus’ eye. Polyphemus wakes up and yells that Nohbdy ruined …show more content…
However, if Odysseus hadn’t taunted Polyphemus and revealed himself, Polyphemus wouldn’t have placed a curse on their journey back home. Therefore, Odysseus himself caused the fact that his men didn’t return home and he doesn’t return to Ithaca sooner.
In the end, Odysseus himself was his only curse. If he had many different decisions, he would’ve been able to return way sooner than he did. Later in the Odyssey, Odysseus drifts on to the kingdom of the Phoenicians and meets King Alcinous. King Alcinous helps Odysseus home and therefore, ends Odysseus’ journey back home to