Odyssey In Relation To Life Analysis

Odyssey in Relation to Life
Telemachus lives around a depressing life without a father, but his journey and experiences prove for some interesting morals. Morals such as normality, a human’s growth, and the ideas of what’s to come next. With that all being said let’s dive straight in.
We cannot argue that Telemachus desire is to restore normality because he was never born in a “normal” lifestyle to begin with. Sure, it’s normal for a kid to want his father back from a war, but that still does not change all the harsh and unforgivable things that Telemachus had to grew up with, such as the suitors in his household. The point is we cannot safety assume Telemachus desires because he was just an infant at the time of his father’s departure. For a child so young, how can he possibly understand what is normal and what is not. This plays in with parenting, we don’t all assume it’s normal for a child to be raised only by a mother, nor do we all agree its normal when a child is raised by a mother and a father. This all comes down to an individual’s beliefs, people …show more content…
He’s grown into the adult he is because of the environment and parenting he has received from Penelope and were practically similar in this aspect. For example, we see this very protective side of Telemachus as he confronts the suitors wanting to marry his mother. This adds to Telemachus ethic values that many adults in today’s world also grow up with. Now, not all adults may have the same values but there are ethic values being gain along the road. Same goes for what we disvalue in life, such as mistreating the elderly, being untruthful, and hurting others etc. We see this with Telemachus character as he disvalues people who steal from him and his household. So, theirs this nice little connection we see about adulthood between anyone really, compared to